Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Orr
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 4, 2008No. 08-1133PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
David Johnson acquired a “certificate of purchase” on a parcel of land in Cook County, Illinois (the “County”) for which taxes had not been paid. Ordinarily the holder of a certificate of purchase can acquire a tax deed from the County if the owner of the property does not pay the delinquent taxes, but, in this instance, it turned out that the County had been mistaken about the delinquency. With Mr. Johnson’s explicit consent, a state circuit court judge entered an order directing that the tax sale be rescinded, Mr. Johnson’s money be returned and the certificate of…
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