People Ex Rel. Leaf v. Roth

The trustee of the property of the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, appellant herein, paid, under protest, taxes levied in 1941 by High School District No. 113 in Lake county for building purposes. When application was made by the county collector of that county for judgment for delinquent taxes, the trustee filed objection to such levy. The total levy for building purposes of $78,720 was protested. Such levy, when extended, produced a tax against appellant’s property of $1341.60.

The fiscal year of the school district began July x, 1941, and ended June 30, 1942. Within the time…