Legal Opinion

Glos v. Hanford

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 1904PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed in the circuit court of Cook county on May 19, 1902, by the appellees to set aside three tax deeds held by the appellant, Jacob Glos, and claimed to be clouds upon the title of appellees to lots 1 and 2 in block x in Walter S. Dray’s addition to Park Manor in Cook county.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. F. Dunne, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed in the circuit court of Cook county on May 19, 1902, by the appellees to set aside three tax deeds held by the appellant, Jacob Glos, and claimed to be clouds upon the title of appellees to lots 1 and 2 in block x in Walter S. Dray’s addition to Park Manor in Cook county. One deed, known as No. 4529K, was issued upon a sale for delinquent general taxes for the year 1895; the second deed, known as No. 488 xK, was issued upon sale for delinquent special assessment warrant No. 19,582; and…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

Counsel for appellees sets up a number of grounds, upon which it is claimed that the tax deeds, sought to be set aside, are null and void. We only deem it necessary, however, to notice two of such grounds, which, in our opinion, are sufficient to justify the decree of the court below.

First—The first ground, urged against the validity of the tax deeds, is that there was no valid precept or process for a sale in the case of either of said tax sales. The three precepts for the sale of the premises in question were not made on-August io, 1896, the day of the sale, nor did they bear date as of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McChesney v. People ex rel. KocherspergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Kepley v. ScullyIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Gage v. CurtisIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Baumgartner v. BradtIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Gleason & Bailey Manufacturing Co. v. HoffmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. The People v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Glos v. AultIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Brimson v. ArnoldIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Glanz v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Glos v. CassIllinois Supreme Court · 1907

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