Malmloff v. County Treasurer

Petitioner, Chris Malmloff, brought suit against defendant, Rock Island County Treasurer Louise Kerr, seeking to recover from the county’s tax deed indemnity fund just compensation for the tax sale of petitioner’s home. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, essentially finding that the petitioner was not equitably entitled to recover from the tax deed indemnity fund. The petitioner appeals that decision. We affirm.

FACTS

The facts as determined from the pleadings and other documents filed by the parties in the trial court are as follows. The petitioner owned real…