Lisner v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.

DECISION AND ORDER

ROBERT D. MORGAN, Chief Judge.

This complaint for declaratory judgment seeks to avoid the apparent legal consequences of a warranty deed, recorded in Woodford County, Illinois, which purports to have been executed by plaintiff Audrey Bride Lisner, hereinafter “Audrey.”1 The defendant, Chicago Title and Trust Company, as Trustee, hereinafter “CT,” is the grantee named in said deed. The defendant Coney is the beneficial owner of the trust estate therein represented. Jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, diversity of citizenship between the parties being alleged.

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