Legal Opinion

Glos v. Stern

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1904PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Murray F. TulEy, Judge, presiding. Harris Stern, on the 9th day of July, 1903, filed a bill in chancery in the circuit court of Cook county against Jacob Glos to set aside as a cloud upon his title to lot 5, in block 2, in Brainard & Evans’ addition to the city of Chicago, a tax sale certificate based upon a tax sale made in the year 1900 for a delinquent special assessment upon said lot falling due in the year 1899;…

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Murray F. TulEy, Judge, presiding. Harris Stern, on the 9th day of July, 1903, filed a bill in chancery in the circuit court of Cook county against Jacob Glos to set aside as a cloud upon his title to lot 5, in block 2, in Brainard & Evans’ addition to the city of Chicago, a tax sale certificate based upon a tax sale made in the year 1900 for a delinquent special assessment upon said lot falling due in the year 1899; lalso to cancel any tax deed which may have been issued at the time of the filing of the bill upon said tax sale…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand

The contention is made by appellee that the case should have gone to the Appellate Court, as it is said no freehold is involved. The period of redemption had expired at the time the bill was filed, and appellant averred in his answer that he and Emma J. Glos claimed title to said premises by virtue of a tax sale thereof and a deed issued thereunder, and the decree ordered said tax sale certificate, and any deed issued thereon, so far as it related to the property in question, canceled and set aside. This case differs from the case of Gage v. Busse, 94 Ill. 590, relied upon by appellee, in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gage v. BusseIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  2. Gage v. DuPuyIllinois Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lewis v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  2. Thomas v. DurchslagIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Glos v. GarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Wright v. GlosIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Cutright v. WilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982

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