Legal Opinion

Samms v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 24, 1953No. Gen. 45,902PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hr. Justice Schwartz

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit to foreclose a mortgage, in which a controversy arose between the United States of America, defendant claiming a lien for taxes, and the Peoples National Bank of Chicago, defendant-cross-complainant, assignee of a claim for mechanic’s lien. The decree approves a master’s report finding the respective positions of the parties as follows: first, the mechanic’s lien holder to the extent of the enhancement of value by reason of the improvement; second, the mortgage indebtedness; and third, the tax claim of the United States.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. United States v. Security Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. United States v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. County of Spokane v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  5. Michigan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. H. B. Agsten & Sons, Inc. v. Huntington Trust & Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  2. In Re Distribution of Proceeds From Sheriff's Sale of Premises 250 Bell Road, Lower Merion TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. United States v. LordDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1957
  4. Bankers Title and Abstract Co. v. Ferber Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
  5. Exchange Bank & Trust Co. v. Tubbs Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957

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