State v. Illinois Central Railroad

Defendant's petition for rehearing is denied. But because there must be a new trial to the extent indicated in our decision, which is adhered to, it is proper that we should express ourselves on the following points raised by defendant's petition.

Again we are urged to consider the argument that defendant discharged its full liability to the state by paying the taxes as computed by the tax commission and its examiners long before this suit was brought. Without debate as to its soundness, we allow for the purposes of argument defendant's contention that its answer should be construed as having…