Speight v. People ex rel. County Collector
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Martin E. M. Wallace, Judge, presiding. Application was made, in the court below, by the county collector of Cook county, for judgment against certain real estate, owned by different persons, for unpaid taxes for the year 1875 and prior years. "Various objections were interposed by the owners, which were overruled by the court, and judgment was entered.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Martin E. M. Wallace, Judge, presiding. Application was made, in the court below, by the county collector of Cook county, for judgment against certain real estate, owned by different persons, for unpaid taxes for the year 1875 and prior years. "Various objections were interposed by the owners, which were overruled by the court, and judgment was entered. Many of the owners appealed to this court, and the several records presenting the same questions are considered in one opinion. Mr. Edward Roby, for the appellants, among other questions…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
The questions raised upon these records have been passed upon in Law v. The People, ante, p. 385, Martin v. The People, ante, p. 524, and other cases decided at the present term; and we deem it unnecessary to enter upon any additional discussion.
The judgment for the city taxes, and taxes to entertain visitors, held invalid in Law v. The People, supra, must. be reversed, and as to the other taxes the judgment must be affirmed.
Judgment affirmed in part and in part reversed.
Subsequently, a petition for a rehearing was filed, on behalf of the appellants.
Mr. Edward Roby, for the…
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