Curtis v. Little

The issue in this case is whether the circuit court may properly refuse to issue a writ of mandamus to compel the county collector to publish notice of the collector’s intention to apply to the court for judgment for delinquent real estate taxes in the manner required by section 225 of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 120, par. 706) when the application has already been presented, judgments entered, and tax sales held. We conclude that the trial court has discretion to refuse to issue the writ under these circumstances.

Section 225 states that any time after September 1 of…