Slatin's Properties, Inc. v. Hassler

An action to quiet title to several vacant city lots was commenced in the circuit court of Du Page County. Defendants filed a counterclaim alleging that they were the owners of the contested properties. The trial court sustained the counterclaim, finding that defendants were the owners, but the appellate court reversed (Slatin’s Properties, Inc. v. Hassler, 132 Ill. App. 2d 882, 271 N.E.2d 665), and we granted leave to appeal.

This cause involves two parcels of vacant and unoccupied property described as Lot 24 and Lot 11 of Block 6 located in the Glen Park Subdivision in Du Page County. The…