American National Bank & Trust Co. v. Olympic Savings & Loan Ass'n

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago et al. (hereinafter “lessor”), brought an action pursuant to section 57.1 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110, par. 57.1), seeking to adjudicate the enforceability of a lease entered into with defendant, Olympic Savings and Loan Association (hereinafter “lessee”), and to recover rents and damages for breach of contract. Lessee appeared and moved to dismiss the complaint or, in the alternative, for judgment on the pleadings. In support of the…