Gage v. Smith

This is a bill in chancery, filed in the circuit court of Cook county by appellees, Charles M. Smith and others, against Henry H. Gage, the appellant. It is alleged in the bill that appellees are the owners of lots 20 and .21, in block 7, and lots 25 and 26, in block 15, in Maplewood, in said county, and are in the open, actual and exclusive possession of all of said lots. The object of the bill is to remove certain tax deeds for said.lots, held by appellant, as clouds upon the title of" appellees.

The defense interposed by appellant to the bill is by way of a plea, in and by which plea he…