Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Edgcomb v. Delinquent Taxes for the Year 1985
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 23, 1990No. Nos. 4-89-0845, 4-89-0846, 4-89-0948 consPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
These consolidated cases involve the rights of holders of certificates of purchase of unpaid real estate taxes for a single year sold pursuant to the provisions of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 120, par. 482 et seq.). More particularly, we are concerned with section 271.1 of the Act, which states:
“No order for the issuance of a tax deed under any of the provisions of this Act shall be entered affecting the title to or interest in any land in which a city, village or town shall have an interest under the police and welfare power by advancements made from public funds…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Bloomington v. John Allan Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Thornton, Ltd. v. RosewellIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Foster v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- People ex rel. Edgcomb v. BallingerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
- Blackwell v. Park Place InvestmentAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- People Ex Rel. Edgcomb v. WolfeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- In Re Petition for Declaration of SaleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- First Central Corp. v. RosewellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- Johnson v. People ex rel. O'ConnorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994