In re Appeal of J. W. Doane & Co.

This is an appeal from the board of review of Cook county to reverse its decision, holding that §50,000 worth of imported goods of the appellant company, held in original, unbroken packages, was subject to taxation for State purposes.

It appears from the record that appellants are importers of teas and coffees, and have houses in New York City, London, Rio Janeiro and Santos, Brazil, and Chicago, Illinois; that on April 1,1901, said firm had goods in original, unbroken packages, of the value of §50,000, upon which the United States duties had been paid, in their house in the city of Chicago,…