Hoess v. Whitaker, Auditor

This is an appeal from a judgment in a suit for injunction and mandate brought by appellants as taxpayers against appellees, auditor and treasurer of Lake county, the State Board of Tax Commissioners and the civil and school cities of Hammond and East Chicago. The complaint alleged that the county board of tax adjustment “did wrongfully and unlawfully on the 10th day of October, 1932, adopt a resolution by vote of six (6) members thereof, purporting to empower said County Board of Tax Adjustment to fix the levies in the various taxing units of said County of Lake at more than $1.50; that said…