Agnew v. Brown

Prior to June 1979, defendants, Nolin Brown and Floyd Jennings, were purchasing by means of articles of agreement for a deed, a property located at 73d Street and Wentworth Avenue (the Wentworth property) in Chicago, Illinois. When the defendants became delinquent in their payments to the contract seller, they sought assistance from plaintiff, Dorothy Agnew. Defendants executed assignments of their interest in the Wentworth property, and plaintiff paid the outstanding balance on the existing real estate contract. Plaintiff then owned the Wentworth property. When defendants refused to permit…