People's Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Gibbons
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles M. Walker, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1919. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gridley
This is an appeal from an order or decree of the circuit court of Cook county denying appellant’s motion for a judgment for costs against appellee, in his official capacity, in the sum of $20,249.90.
The State Board of Equalization in 1909 assessed the capital stock of The People’s Gas Light & Coke Company, appellant, at $12,314,226, upon which valuation a tax of $550,445.90 was extended. On February 28, 1910, appellant filed its bill of complaint in the circuit court of Cook county against John R. Thompson, then County Treasurer of Cook county and Ex-officio Collector of the Town of South…
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