People Ex Rel. Kucharski v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

After an unsuccessful appeal to the Board of Appeals of Cook County, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), paid under protest the 1966 property taxes levied upon its leasehold interest in a hangar and hangar site at Chicago-O’Hare International Airport. Its obj ections to the county collector’s application for judgment fixing the correct amount of taxes paid under protest were dismissed by the circuit court of Cook County upon the authority of People ex rel. Korzen v. American Airlines, 39 Ill.2d 11. The revenue is involved, and TWA has appealed directly to this court.

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