Spikings v. Ellis

On July 26, 1934, William H. Spikings filed a suit in the circuit court of Lake county against Fred A. Ellis, Lottie Ellis, and Claude C. Ellis, Winnetka Trust and Savings Bank, and Fred A. Ellis, a corporation. The first count of the complaint was in equity, to set aside certain conveyances of land and corporate stock alleged .to be fraudulent as against the plaintiff. It charged that Fred Ellis was indebted to the plaintiff. The second count was in law upon a guarantee for rent signed by Fred A. Ellis. A default judgment was taken on the second count for $2,500.

The first count of the…