In Re Application of County Collector

This case involves a Petition for a Tax Deed by Clarence Short, Appellant, a purchaser of a tax certificate to the premises involved which were sold for nonpayment of taxes. The Circuit Court entered an order denying the Petition for Issuance of a Tax Deed and directing the County Clerk to refund to Clarence Short the amount of money paid for the purchase of the tax certificate. It is from this order that this appeal is taken.

Charles Kling, Appellee, of Canton, Illinois, owned certain real estate in Canton, Illinois. The 1964 real estate taxes due in 1965 on these premises were not timely…