Ogden v. Bemis

On the 12th day of May, 1888, the appellee, Ruth M. Bemis, exhibited her bill in the Superior Court of Cook county, against the appellants, Isaac C. Ogden, John Carne, Jr., and Hiram Coombs, setting forth that 'she was the owner in fee of certain real estate described in the bill, to which the defendants pretended to have some claim or title by virtue of certain tax deeds, particularly described in the bill. These tax deeds are charged to be illegal and void, and the bill prays that they be set aside as a cloud upon complainant’s title. Upon the hearing, a decree was entered in conformity…