Legal Opinion
Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Hirsch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 10, 1983No. 81-2712PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lorenz
Plaintiff, Harris Trust & Savings Bank, as executor of the estate of Jose Aisenberg, deceased, sought recovery against defendants Irving Hirsch (Hirsch) and Wendell & Co., Inc. (Wendell), for $100,000 of life insurance proceeds received by Wendell and allegedly due plaintiff pursuant to a stock redemption agreement entered into between the parties. Following a bench trial, the trial court found that the agreement was ambiguous and entered judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiff appeals.
The issues on appeal are (1) whether the trial court correctly found that an ambiguity existed in the…
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- Harold J. Lehman and Sadye Bell Lehman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
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