Traynor v. Palmer

Citations

• 86 Ill. 477

Syllabus

<p>1. Covenant—when binding on estate only. Where a grantor, in a deed, covenants “for his heirs, executors, and administrators,” no recovery can be had against him on such covenant in a court of law. It charges his estate only in the hands of his legal representatives.</p> <p>2. Reforming contracts — only in chancery. Where parties deliberately give expression to their contracts, courts can do nothing else than enforce them as they find them, and a court of law can not reform such instalments so as to make them conform to the agreement of the parties. That can only be done in chancery.</p>