Burton Stock Car Co. v. Traeger
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. B. F. Dunne, Judge, presiding". This is a bill, filed by the appellant company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maine, with its principal office at Portland in that State, against the town collector of the town of Lake, and the county collector of the county of Cook, to enjoin the collection of a tax against the personal property of the appellant in that town, upon the ground that the valuation of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. B. F. Dunne, Judge, presiding". This is a bill, filed by the appellant company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maine, with its principal office at Portland in that State, against the town collector of the town of Lake, and the county collector of the county of Cook, to enjoin the collection of a tax against the personal property of the appellant in that town, upon the ground that the valuation of the property, as fixed by the board of assessors, was excessive and fraudulent. It appears from the allegations of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
First—The main ground, upon which it is sought to enjoin the collection of the tax upon the personal property of the appellant company, is that the valuation of appellant’s property in the town of Lake for the purposes of assessment by the board of assessors of Cook county was largely in excess of its real value. This court has often decided, that a court of equity will not entertain jurisdiction to enjoin the collection of a tax, upon the ground of the excessive valuation of the property, assessed by the assessing officer or officers.
Section 1 of article 9 of the constitution of 1870…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pacific Hotel Co. v. LiebIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- People ex rel. Green v. Board of CommissionersIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- People ex rel. Henderson v. OnahanIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co. v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Spring Valley Coal Co. v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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- People ex rel. Bracher v. OrvisIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
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