(DOWNLOAD) "State Bank of Lake Zurich v. Thill" by Supreme Court of Illinois " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Bank of Lake Zurich v. Thill
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 17, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 74 KB
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The plaintiff, the State Bank of Lake Zurich, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Lake County to foreclose a mortgage on certain real property. The complaint named Charles J. Thill, Jr., Nancy J. Thill, his wife, and unknown owners as defendants. The circuit court, after finding that each defendant had been duly and properly brought before the court, either by personal service of summons, service by publication, or voluntary appearance, entered a judgment of foreclosure and ordered the sale of the property. The plaintiff purchased the property at a sheriff's sale. Title to the property was thereafter conveyed to the First National Bank of Des Plaines in a land trust. The First National Bank of Des Plaines, as land trustee, conveyed title to Edwin T. Magoon, and Gail M. Magoon, his wife. More than a year after the foreclosure judgment, Charles J. Thill, Jr., after entering a special and limited appearance, filed a motion to vacate the judgment of foreclosure and sale, alleging that the circuit court lacked personal jurisdiction to enter the judgment against him, as he purportedly was not served with process in the foreclosure suit. The First National Bank of Des Plaines, as trustee, Robert Christian, and Edwin and Gail Magoon, who claimed title or interest in the subject property pursuant to the judgment in the prior suit to foreclose the mortgage, were granted leave by the circuit court to intervene. The intervenors sought judgment on the pleadings which, as will be discussed later, was granted by the circuit court without an evidentiary hearing. The appellate court reversed the order of the circuit court (135 Ill. App.3d 747) and remanded for an evidentiary hearing to resolve the factual dispute of whether proper service of process was obtained upon Charles J. Thill, Jr. We allowed the intervenors' petition for leave to appeal (94 Ill.2d R. 315) and now affirm the judgment of the appellate court.