Gallagher v. Drovers Trust & Savings Bank

Appellee, Mary Alice Gallagher, individually and as assignee of Alice V. Gallagher, filed her amended complaint in the superior court of Cook County alleging that in 1925, Vincent G. Gallagher, under whom she claims by devise and assignment, together with Frank A. Ostrander and Eli Metcoff, executed a warranty deed and trust agreement whereby they conveyed certain realty to Cicero Trust and Savings Bank, as trustee. The trust agreement provided generally that the trustee shall have power to manage, lease, partition, and, after payment of specified charges and expenses, pay over the proceeds…