Exline v. Weldon

The appeal involves proceedings in the circuit court of Lake County to set aside a tax deed issued to appellee, Robert W. Weldon, on December 11, 1969. Appellants, David J. Exline and his wife, filed a petition pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 110, par. 72) in the circuit court seeking to vacate the order which directed issuance of the deed. Their petition was allowed but the appellate court reversed. It held that appellee’s actions in failing to notify appellants of the application for the deed did not constitute fraud, and, as such, the section 72…