Donovan v. National Life Insurance

Appellant filed his bill to redeem from a master’s foreclosure sale in the circuit court of Cook county. Appellees answered, and the cause was referred to the master with direction to report his proofs with findings. The master reported finding all the issues for the appellees and recommended that the bill be dismissed for want of equity. The report of the master was approved by the chancellor upon exceptions filed and a decree entered dismissing the bill. From that decree this appeal has been perfected.

On October 22, 1904, James Donovan, the appellant, and his wife, gave a mortgage on…