International Bank v. Jenkins

This was a bill brought by Augustus Bauer, on the 29th day of August, 1874, against Samuel J. Walker and others, to foreclose certain trust deeds on different tracts of land in Cook county, which had been pledged as collateral security for the payment of certain notes executed by Walker, and payable to the International Bank, for moneys loaned. Various persons who had an interest in the mortgaged premises (in all about one hundred) were made parties defendant to the bill. Among others, Williams & Thompson, who claimed to have purchased a part of the mortgaged property, known as block 28, were…