McMillen v. Rydbom

This is an appeal from the Order of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County overruling defendants’ motion to strike and dismiss plaintiffs’ amended complaint and from a decree pro confesso quieting plaintiffs’ title to certain real estate by invalidating a tax deed and a certain mesne conveyance based on such deed.

Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleged that “defendants’ claim in said premises is based on an invalid tax deed dated December 8, 1962, and is a clond on plaintiffs’ title,” and that plaintiffs are fee owners of said premises, having taken title thereto by a certain Trustee’s Deed…