Hill v. Figley
Illinois Supreme Court
■ This was an action of trespass, brought by the appellee, who was plaintiff below, against the appellants, who were defendants below, to recover damages for two hundred cords of wood, of which the plaintiff claimed to be the owner." Plea, not guilty. Both parties claimed the wood under title derived from James F. Death & Sons.
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■ This was an action of trespass, brought by the appellee, who was plaintiff below, against the appellants, who were defendants below, to recover damages for two hundred cords of wood, of which the plaintiff claimed to be the owner." Plea, not guilty. Both parties claimed the wood under title derived from James F. Death & Sons. A jury was dispensed with, and the case was submitted to Sibley, Judge, for trial. ' The evidence and admissions showed on behalf of plaintiff below, that Edward D. Baldwin was collector of the town of Warsaw, county of Hancock, and State of Illinois, for the year…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This record presents the question, as to what property is bound by the lien created by the delivery of the warrant to the collector. The lien is created by the 53rd section of the revenue act, (Scates’ Comp. 1099,) which is this : “ The assessment shall be a lien on the personal property of all persons owing taxes (from and after the time the assessment books are received by the collector) for State and county tax, due thereon, and no sale or transfer of such property shall affect the claim of the State or county, but the said property may be seized by the collector, wherever found, and…
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