Walsh v. People ex rel. Rumsey

Appellant appeared in the county court and resisted judgment for taxes against his property, on the ground it had been doubly assessed. It is shown the south half of the south-west quarter of block 45, Iienzie’s addition to Chicago, was owned by different parties. The north half of the south half of the south-west quarter of the block owned by appellant was assessed at $224.20, and the south half of the south-west quarter oft the block at a like amount. As the record stood this made a double assessment of appellant’s property, but how the mistake was made does not appear. Manifestly the…