Lawton v. Sweitzer

The appellant (hereinafter called the petitioner) filed his petition for a writ of mandamus against Robert M. Sweitzer, county clerk of Cook county, the appellee herein, (hereinafter called the defendant,) in the circuit court of Cook county, for the purpose of compelling the defendant to issue to the petitioner a tax deed for a certain parcel of land described in the petition. An answer was filed to the petition, the cause was heard and a judgment was entered in favor of the defendant. From that judgment this appeal is prosecuted.

The petitioner claims the right to a tax deed to the premises…