Shodeen v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.

The defendant, Chicago Title & Trust Company (Chicago Title), as trustee under trust No. 1081582, appeals from the order of the circuit court which granted the motion of the plaintiff, Kent Shodeen, for a preliminary mandatory injunction ordering the defendant to convey 26 real estate lots to the plaintiff. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court erroneously granted this relief where: (1) the court order was, in effect, a decree of specific performance as well as a disruption of the status quo; (2) the plaintiff failed to present evidence that the circumstances necessitated…