City of Chicago v. Hogberg

The appellees filed their bill in chancery in the circuit court of Cook county for a decree canceling certain alleged clouds on the title of the appellees, respectively, to seven lots in the city of Chicago, shown on a plat hereinafter set out. On the 24th day of March, 1898, Irene Poorbaugh, who was then the owner of a certain tract of land composed of adjoining parts of lots in the city of Chicago, re-subdivided and platted the tract, as shown on the following plat:

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She subsequently sold all of the lots to different purchasers, describing each lot according to the number given…