Brost v. Juul

Mr. Presiding Justice Gridley

delivered the opinion of the court.

In August, 1929, Anna V. Brost filed a bill to foreclose a second trust deed (hereinafter called the Brost mortgage) on certain improved premises in Chicago. On November 13, 1929, Albert F. Hammann filed a cross-bill to foreclose another trust deed on the same premises (hereinafter called the Hammann mortgage) which he claimed was a prior lien to the Brost mortgage. The cause was referred to a master in chancery who, after hearing the evidence, submitted his report, dated November 24, 1930, in which after making numerous findings…