Odell v. Levy

Mr. JusTicR Dunn

delivered the opinion of the court:

Emanuel Levy and Sarah Levy, his wife, executed a mortgage to E. B. Odell to secure the payment of an indebtedness of $8400. Emanuel Levy died, and Odell as owner, and the Chicago Title and Trust Company as trustee, filed a bill to foreclose the mortgage, alleging that the heirs of Levy were unknown, that the title to the mortgaged property was held in joint tenancy by Emanuel and Sarah Levy and therefore passed to Sarah upon Emanuel’s death. Sarah Levy and the unknown heirs of Emanuel Levy were made parties to the suit, but on motion of…