First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Rosewell

Plaintiff, the First National Bank and Trust Company of Evanston, as trustee, brought this action in the Cook County circuit court against County Treasurer Edward J. Rosewell seeking to enjoin the collection of 1978 real estate taxes upon the trust property. Also joined as defendants were the then members of the county board of tax appeals, Harry H. Semrow and Seymour Zaban, against whom a claim for damages under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 (1976) was asserted. The circuit court dismissed the damage action but reduced the assessed valuation of the real estate from $8 million to $3.9 million. The…