Dorris v. Johnson

C. L. Dorris, appellant, filed a petition in the circuit court of Winnebago county against Paul F. Johnson, sheriff, for a writ of mandamus to require him to execute sheriff’s deeds to appellant forthwith for certain real estate alleged to have been purchased at execution sales by a bid of redemption money, interest and costs deposited by him with the sheriff. A demurrer to the petition was sustained. Appellant elected to stand by the petition and judgment was entered against him, from which this appeal was prosecuted.

The facts stated in the petition and admitted by the demurrer are, that the…