Baker v. Jacobson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed on September 8,1897, by the appellee to foreclose a trust deed dated September 1,1892, and. executed by Sadie M. Wallace and Charles L. Wallace to one Paul O. Stensland, as trustee, for the purpose of securing a note for $4500.00, executed by the said Sadie M. Wallace and Charles L. Wallace, due in five years after date, and also certain interest notes given for the interest accruing thereon. The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
" The only errors urged upon our attention are those, which relate to the allowance by the court below of $100.00 for a solicitor’s fee, and $60.00 paid out by appellee on account of insurance upon the premises.
The trust deed provides for a specific amount, to-wit: $100.00 for a solicitor’s fee in case of foreclosure. In addition to this, proof was taken before the master, showing that the sum of $100.00 was a reasonable fee for the services rendered in the foreclosure of the mortgage. There was, therefore, no error in allowing a solicitor’s fee of $100.00.
Where parties stipulate in a trust…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Heffron v. GageIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by2 opinions
- Baker v. PrebisIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Lebkuechner v. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900