origin. Immediately after the fire, the Fire Loss Appraisal Company would have repaired the damage for $7036.40, the settlement offered by USF&G, in June of 1967, but the plaintiffs refused this amount and delayed signing the proofs of loss until September, 1967. By this time the building had become extensively vandalized. The plaintiffs made no payments on the contract after April 6, 1967. In October, 1967, the city of Chicago instituted a proceeding for demolition. The plaintiffs appeared in this proceeding sometime in October, but took no part in it thereafter. The building was demolished in November, 1967, and Goran paid the cost of demolition.
In October, 1967, USF&G issued a draft for $7036.40 payable to *593 Goran as trustee, the mortgagee, the Fire Loss Appraisal Company, and thethe repairs. In view of this, we find no issue as to whether the premises could have been repaired following the vandalism.
Concerning whether Goran made a bona fide attempt to locate the plaintiffs in order to have them endorse the first settlement draft, the plaintiffs contend that their attorney, Herbert Wisch, attempted to telephone Goran on numerous occasions, but that Goran was never in his office and did not return Wisch's calls. Goran contends that he made several unsuccessful attempts to contact Wisch and that he was unable to locate the plaintiffs. The depositions of both Frank White and Herbert Wisch indicate that White became dissatisfied with Wisch sometime in late October, 1967, and White either discharged Wisch or Wisch withdrew from the case. According to the chronology