First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Gillespie

Plaintiff, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago, brought an action against defendant, William Gillespie, seeking to foreclose a mortgage on certain property owned by defendant located in Cook County. The trial court subsequently dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for foreclosure and reinstated defendant’s delinquent mortgage. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in dismissing its complaint. Defendant has not filed a brief, but we shall consider the case on its merits. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp..(1976), 63 Ill. 2d 128, 345…