Legal Opinion

St. Louis Bridge & Tunnel Railroad v. People ex rel. Baker

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 5, 1889PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. John B. Hay, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr." Justice Baker

delivered the opinion of the Court:

At the May term, 1888, of the county court of St. Clair county, James D. Baker, collector, made application for judgment on the delinquent tax list for the year 1887. The St. Louis Bridge and Tunnel Railroad Company, appellant herein, filed a number of objections to the rendition of judgment against its property returned as delinquent. Some of the objections were sustained and some overruled. The present appeal brings before us three, only, of the objections that were interposed, and these were as follows:

“First, that the valuation of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. East St. Louis Connecting Railway Co. v. People ex rel. StookeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. St. Louis National Stock Yards v. People ex rel. BakerIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Johnston v. MaplesIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Illinois & St. Louis Railroad & Coal Co. v. StookeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway Co. v. People ex rel. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  3. People Ex Rel. Hargrave v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
  4. State v. April Fool Gold Mining & Milling Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Schultz v. Chicago & Alton RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1919

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