South Chicago Savings Bank v. South Chicago Savings Bank

In September 1985, South Chicago Savings Bank (Bank) filed an action to foreclose an equitable mortgage against several defendants, including Lara Braxton (Braxton), in the circuit court of Cook County. Braxton filed an answer to the complaint and a counterclaim for damages against the Bank.1 Subsequently, on the Bank’s motion, the court granted summary judgment for the Bank on its complaint, but failed to address the Bank’s motion to dismiss Braxton’s counterclaim at that time. The Bank again moved to dismiss the counterclaim, and the court then granted that motion. Braxton filed a motion…