Madia v. Collins

This is a direct appeal by Ralph Madia, the plaintiff, from a decree of the circuit court of Cook County which dismissed for want of equity his bill to compel specific performance of an alleged written contract to convey certain business real estate located at 442-44 South State Street in Chicago. Named as defendants were Grace Parmly Collins and Clara Parmly, whom the complaint described as the “owners in fee simple” of the property; the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, individually and as trustee, alleged to “claim an interest” in the premises; and Robert…