Legal Opinion
Novak v. Smith
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 19, 1990No. 5-88-0692PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chapman
The subject of this appeal concerns the ownership of the coal underlying the following described tract:
“The Southeast Quarter (SE xk) of the Southeast Quarter (SE xk) of Section 28, Township 7 South, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Franklin County, Illinois.”
In October of 1956, Elmer Novak received a certificate of purchase for the mineral estate underlying the property. In circuit court cause No. 979, Novak petitioned for an order directing the issuance of a tax deed to the mineral estate. On October 5, 1959, the circuit court entered an order directing the county clerk “to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Urban v. Lois, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1963
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