Gregory v. Wells
Illinois Supreme Court
Gregory v. Wells, 62 Ill. 232 (Ill. 1871)
Thornton
Gregory v. Wells
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court:
This suit was instituted upon a written contract tó deliver corn, and damages are claimed for its breach.
A plea of tender was interposed, averring a tender of money after the commencement of the suit, to which a demurrer was sustained.
The damages to be recovered were for a breach of the contract, and were unliquidated.
In such case this court has decided, in Cilley v Hawkins, 48. Ill. 309, that a plea of tender is not a good plea, either at common law or under our statute.
The demurrer was properly sustained, and the judgment is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
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- Alfred Gregory v. Legrand L. Wells
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- 1. Tender—after suit. In a suit to recover unliquidated damages for breach of contract, the defendant filed a plea averring a tender of money after suit brought, to which the court sustained a demurrer : Held, that the plea was not a good.defense,-either at common law or under our statute.