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CHRISTOPHER v. WEST

No. 31613.

409 Ill. 131 (1951)

98 N.E.2d 722

SAMUEL S. CHRISTOPHER v. GEORGE E. WEST. — (EDITH CHRISTOPHER, Exrx., Appellant, v. CORRINE I. ZICK, Exrx., Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 21, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.M. FITZGERALD, of Springfield, for appellant.

GILLESPIE, BURKE & GILLESPIE, of Springfield, and STONE, STONE & HESS, of Bloomington, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAMPTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Christopher sued West in the circuit court of Sangamon County for the return of a down payment made as earnest money on the purchase of certain real estate. Both the purchaser (Christopher) and seller (West) have died since the suit was instituted and are here by their personal representatives. For convenience and to avoid confusion we shall refer to the parties as Christopher...

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