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3 Ill. 339

McKee v. Brandon

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1840

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1840-06-15

This was an action of covenant commenced in the Will Circuit Court, by Brandon against McKee, upon the following instrument : “ Articles of agreement made and entered into this 24th July, 1834, between Charles W. Brandon, Jr., of the first part, and James McKee, of the second part, witnesseth, Sic.

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Decided 1840-06-15

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Smith, Justice,

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court :

¶2We are of opinion that the judgment in this case should be affirmed. We do not perceive any error in the instructions given by the Circuit Court.

¶3The rule was correctly laid down, that the measure of damages, for the non-conveyance of the land, was the value of the land at the time it was to be conveyed.

¶4The instructions that were refused to be given, in reference to the defendant’s pointing out and directing the rock and gravel to be put into the darn, and that the same was immaterial, were correctly withheld.

¶5The instructions that were given, on the evidence adduced, under the issues formed upon the third count of the declaration, were proper, and no objection is perceived as to their accuracy.

¶6The judgment is affirmed with costs.

¶7Judgment affirmed.

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