The PEOPLE v. Orth

This is a tax foreclosure action brought in the name of the People of the State of Illinois as a result of nonpayment of general taxes and special assessments on a certain parcel of ground situated in the village of Lincolnwood. The action in regard to this parcel, as to the defendants here involved, was one of. many such proceedings commenced by the filing of a complaint in July of 1957.

An understanding of the issues presented by this appeal requires a somewhat detailed and chronological' statement of the proceedings. At the time this action was instituted an affidavit as to unknown' owners…