Garcia v. Rosewell

The plaintiff, Rose Garcia, appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County which denied her petition for indemnity from the Treasurer of Cook County pursuant to the provisions of section 247a of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 120, par. 728a) for the loss of title to her property by reason of the issuance of a tax deed. The judgment also dismissed the third-party complaint filed by the Treasurer of Cook County against Arthur Dunas.

The issues for review are whether the plaintiff is “without fault or negligence” as required by the statute and whether the…