Peterson v. Gwin

By the original complaint in this case the plaintiff, Ruth Peterson, sought to eject the defendant, Rita Gwin, from certain property in McHenry County. An amendment to the complaint added a claim for funds alleged to have been misappropriated from the joint bank account of the parties. Defendant’s answer alleged that under a trust agreement between the parties she was entitled to the beneficial ownership of an undivided one-half interest in the property. Defendant also filed a counterclaim, count, 2 of which charged that the plaintiff held certain other property as trustee for the defendant…