Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Rogers v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1914PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Paul F. Grote, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This was a proceeding in the county court of Morgan, county to obtain judgment against the lands of appellee for taxes of 1913 alleged to be delinquent. Objections were filed by appellee to that portion of the county tax levied to raise money for State aid roads, and also to that portion of said tax levied for the repair, care, support and maintenance of the court house and jail. The county court sustained objections to all these taxes, and this appeal was perfected on behalf of the appellant.

The objection to the tax levy for State aid roads is identical with that which we considered in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Abt v. BowmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  2. People ex rel. Abt v. VogtIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  3. People ex rel. George v. Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. People ex rel. Hewitt v. Kankakee & Seneca RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  5. People ex rel. Brown v. Toledo, St. Louis & Western RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Schaefer v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
  2. People ex rel. Dale v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  3. People Ex Rel. Winkler v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1929
  4. People ex rel. Burton v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
  5. People Ex Rel. Smith v. Wabash Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1941

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