City of Bloomington v. John Allan Co.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, City of Bloomington, from an order granting defendants’ motion to strike and dismiss the plaintiff’s suit to foreclose its statutory lien for repairs made on certain real estate and to set aside a tax deed issued to the defendant, The John Allan Company, and a subsequent conveyance of the real estate to defendant, Magdalene P. Schalk; or in the alternative, to grant the city restitution for the reasonable value of the repairs it made on the property.

In October 1966, the McLean County Collector applied to the circuit court for a judgment and order of sale…