Rogus v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.

Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, as Executor of the Estate of David Shandling, deceased, appeals from a judgment entered in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court in favor of claimant, George Rogus, in the amount of $19,260.

This litigation arises out of a loan made to decedent. The facts leading up to the consummation of the loan are substantially as follows:

Martin A. Grant, Senior Vice President of Blackstone Manufacturing Company, knew the decedent socially and in business for twenty-five years. The decedent called Grant and said, “ ‘Marty, I need money…