LIDDELL v. SMITH

Gen. No. 64-81.

65 Ill. App.2d 295 (1965)

213 N.E.2d 599

Harold Liddell, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Noel Smith, Sherwood Land Company, a Corporation, Midwest Construction Company, a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Modified opinion, December 28, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig & Craig, of Mt. Vernon (Glenn E. Moore and Ronald W. Polston, of counsel), for appellant.

Kern and Pearce of Carmi, and Wham and Wham, of Centralia, for appellees.


GOLDENHERSH, J.

This is one of a number of cases arising from a transaction involving several parcels of land in Wayne County.

Prior to August 1959, plaintiff, Harold Liddell, and one James Castle had an option to buy 960 acres of raw land which had never been cleared for agricultural purposes. They agreed with the defendant, Noel Smith, hereafter called Smith, that if he would furnish the money to buy the land they would clear it and prepare it for cultivation...

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