Taft v. Herley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Taft v. Herley

211 Ill. App. 369

Appellate Court of Illinois·Decided May 15, 1918·No. Gen. Mo. 23,726·Published

Opinion

Mr. Justice Thomson

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Frauds, Statute oe — what does not constitute execution of contract for sale of stock taking case out of. A tender of stock, as to the sale of which the parties had contracted orally, after the purchaser had instituted proceedings against the seller to recover back so much of the purchase price as he had paid, does not constitute such an execution of the contract by the seller as will take the contract from within the Statute of Frauds.

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Mr. Justice Thomson

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Frauds, Statute oe — what does not constitute execution of contract for sale of stock taking case out of. A tender of stock, as to the sale of which the parties had contracted orally, after the purchaser had instituted proceedings against the seller to recover back so much of the purchase price as he had paid, does not constitute such an execution of the contract by the seller as will take the contract from within the Statute of Frauds.

Taft v. Herley, 211 Ill. App. 369 (Ill. Ct. App. 1918).

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