Buschmann v. Walsh

Plaintiffs brought two actions in the lower court to set aside a tax deed on a mineral estate issued to Ruth T. Walsh on May 31, 1961, by the County Clerk of Wayne County, Illinois. The first was an action in equity; the second was brought pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act. The trial court denied defendants’ motion to strike and dismiss the second amended complaints in both actions. Defendants elected to stand on their motions and judgment was entered in default in favor of plaintiffs in both actions. The judgment declared the tax deed to be null and void and removed it as a…