Bertram v. Berger

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH

delivered the opinion of this court:

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment order denying their motion for summary judgment and allowing the motion of the defendants for summary judgment and dismissing plaintiffs’ cause of action. The suit revolves around the action of St. Pauls House transferring real estate by deed to Grace Convalescent Home and making an outright gift of $100,000 to Grace. Both corporations are Illinois charitable corporations. The basic issues are twofold: (1) Is the action of St. Pauls ultra vires and (2) is there a genuine issue of a material fact…