Armstrong v. Obucino

The question in this case is whether a sale made contrary to the provisions of the statute but in conformity with the directions of the decree under which it was made, and a deed executed in pursuance of such sale and the provisions of the decree, are null and void and therefore subject to collateral attack, or merely irregular and erroneous, to be set aside only in a direct proceeding. The question arose in this way: On November 16, 1918, Clyde D. Armstrong filed in the circuit court of Cook county his bill of complaint, asking the court to declare a mechanic’s lien in his favor on property…