Southeast Village Associates v. Health Management Associates, Inc.

Plaintiff, Southeast Village Associates, through an authorized agent, entered into an agreement to lease office space for a term of two years to defendant, Health Management Associates, Inc. In the lease, plaintiff was named as principal-lessor and defendant as lessee. However, at the time of entering into the lease and until the present, plaintiff has not held legal or equitable title to the property, but instead has held a personal property interest as the sole beneficiary of a land trust. Legal and equitable title is held by Exchange National Bank of Chicago, as trustee. Exchange National…