Markus v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.

This cause is here to review the decree of the superior court of Cook county foreclosing a junior mortgage, as prayed by plaintiff, appellee, and dismissing appellant Lewis’ counterclaim by which she sought to have the fee simple title to the premises declared in her.

The facts upon which this case arises, are briefly as follows : Appellant, then Elizabeth Barnett, purchased a hotel property in 1923. At that time it was subject to a first mortgage of $105,000. On March 1, 1926, she, as Elizabeth Barnett Lewis, and her husband, in consideration of 1000 shares of stock of the Barnett-Vincennes…