GREGORY v. COUNTY OF LA SALLE

No. 40777.

40 Ill.2d 417 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 609

NELLIE GREGORY et al., Apellants, v. THE COUNTY OF LaSALLE, Appellee. — (Joan Clarke Baxter et al., Appellants, v. Eva Gladys Warner, Intervenor, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN R. FIELDING, of Chicago, for appellants Joan Clarke Baxter et al.

ROBERT J. SINON, of Ottawa, (WHITE & SINON, of counsel,) for appellants Nellie Gregory et al.

ROBERT E. RICHARDSON, State's Attorney, of Ottawa, (JOSEPH E. LANUTI, of counsel,) for appellee the County of La Salle.

WOLSLEGEL & ARMSTRONG, of Ottawa, (CRAIG M. ARMSTRONG, of counsel,) for appellee Eva Gladys Warner.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE SOLFISBURG delivered the opinion of the court:

This cause was originally commenced in 1960 as a proceeding in the circuit court of La Salle County to recover escheated property, and Joan Clarke Baxter and James Clark claim to have been made parties to that suit as "unknown owners". The trial court entered a decree dismissing the claim of the original plaintiffs, Nellie Gregory and Betsy Alice Clark, and holding that Joan...

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