East St. Louis Connecting Railway Co. v. People ex rel. Stookey

This was an application by the treasurer of St. Clair county, to the county court of that county, for judgment for delinquent taxes. Appellant interposed a written objection to the application, to the effect, that the valuation of the property upon which the tax was levied, was fraudulently excessive, to the extent of six-tenths on the main track, and five-tenths on the side-track, of appellant’s railroad.

The bill of exceptions recites as follows: “The said objector proved, by competent testimony, that it had paid to the collector four-tenths of the taxes on its main track, and fivé-tentlis…