West v. Prairie State Bank

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is an action by Mamie Hall West, plaintiff, to recover $100,000 damages for the alleged breach of a contract between the plaintiff and the Prairie State Bank, defendant. The trial court sustained the defendant’s motion for summary judgment and the plaintiff has duly perfected an appeal.

The overall question presented is whether on the facts in this case the trial court erred in sustaining the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

The following undisputed facts appear from the pleadings, answers to interrogatories and admissions on…