Marks v. Pope

On October 8, 1925, Nicholas Pope and Marie R. Pope, his wife, executed a trust deed to Arnold K. Marks, as trustee, on certain property located in Cook county to secure the payment of fifty-eight bonds, totaling $40,000. The bonds were payable to bearer, bore seven per cent interest, payable semi-annually at the office of Marks & Company, and were turned over to that company which sold all but four of them. A commission of $4000 was paid to Marks & Company by the Popes for handling the transaction. Thirty-six of the bonds, with interest thereon, have been paid in full and the certificates…