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- Title: Zeve v. Levy
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 18, 1967
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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Sonia Zeve, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, filed in the Cook County circuit court her petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, chap. 110, par. 72,) seeking to set aside a tax deed to improved residence property formerly owned by her. At the close of petitioner's evidence, the trial court allowed a motion by the tax-deed holder for a ""directed verdict"" and denied the petition. The First District Appellate Court reversed, directing the trial court to vacate the issuance of the tax deed (72 Ill. App.2d 297). We granted respondent's petition for leave to appeal. No brief has been filed here by petitioner. The following factual statement is substantially as set forth in the appellate court opinion: Sonia Zeve became the sole owner of the subject property upon the death of her husband in 1958. In 1959 she sold it to Glenn Pettit and his wife, Janette, on contract. That December she moved from the property to 5404 West School Street in Chicago, where she still resides. Subsequent real-estate taxes were to be paid by the purchasers who did so for 1959, but failed to pay those for 1960. On February 5, 1962, the Cook County collector filed an application for judgment and order of sale for the delinquent tax. This order was entered on February 16, and on March 20 the property was sold at public auction to the First Lien Company, respondent's predecessor in interest, for the unpaid 1960 taxes. Certificates of purchase were issued. Pursuant to section 263 of the Revenue Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, chap. 120, par. 744) the period of redemption was extended to October 19, 1964.