Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Stoutenborough v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 16, 1916Published

Appeal from the County Court of DeWitt county; the Hon. Frederick C. Hill, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan

The appellant railroad company filed objections to the road and bridge tax of the town of Santa Anna for the year 1914, returned as delinquent in DeWitt county to the amount of $254.16. These objections were overruled in the county court and this appeal taken.

Appellant argues that the judgment of the county court of DeWitt county should be reversed for the following reasons : (1) The amount of revenue necessary for the ensuing year was not determined, as required by law, on the first Tuesday in September, 1914; (2) the tax rate was not certified to the. board of supervisors of DeWitt county…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Herron v. Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
  2. People ex rel. Stoutenborough v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1915

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