City of Chicago v. Collin

On October 19, 1918, the city of Chicago filed in the circuit court of Cook county its petition praying the court to cause to be ascertained the compensation to be paid for a large number of lots in the city of Chicago described in' the petition, to be appropriated to school purposes. While the suit was pending an act was passed which took effect July 1, 1919, amending section 224 of the Revenue act so as to provide that any judgment or decree of court, in law or equity, setting aside any tax deed procured under the act or restoring the owner of the same to possession, should provide that the…