People Ex Rel. Gill v. Otis

prepared the opinion of the court:

The county collector of Cook county applied to the county court for judgment against the property of the objector, appellee here, for delinquent taxes for the year 1934. The appellee filed objections challenging the validity of the county highway corporate levy. Judgment was refused as to $1,441,550.24 of the levy of $1,700,000. The collector brings the record here by appeal.

The annual appropriation ordinance passed on February 5, 1934, appropriated $3,223,667.42 for county highway corporate purposes, which included $1,523,667.42 payable from sources other…