Clark v. First Lien Co.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act.1 The petition sought to vacate an order directing the issuance of a tax deed. The petitioner, Georgetta Jackson, is the aunt and next friend to an alleged, but unadjudicated, incompetent, Janice Clark. The section 72 petition alleged that Janice had an interest in the property subject to the tax deed, that she was entitled to notice of the tax proceedings, and that the defendant’s wilful and intentional misrepresentation to the court that she had been properly notified through a guardian ad litem…