Marbach v. Gnadl

The defendants, Frank Gnadl and Lieselotte Gnadl, have appealed from a decree of the Circuit Court of Cook County finding that the plaintiffs, Glenn Marbach and Christine Marbach, as contract vendors of certain improved real estate, were entitled to a lien upon the proceeds of various fire insurance policies. The policies were held in defendants’ names only and the proceeds of the policies represented amounts due as a result of fire damage to property covered by contract of sale between the plaintiffs and the defendants.

From the record the following facts appear to be undisputed: The…