Porter v. Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Eock Island county; the Hon. George W. Pleasants, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by the appellee against John V. Cook, county clerk, and Samuel E. Porter, collector of Eock Island, to enjoin the collection of a tax. The opinion of the court states all the material facts of the case. The tax sought to be enjoined was assessed and levied under the consolidated revenue act of 1872.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
A number of eases have been submitted at the present term for our decision, in which substantially the same questions arise as in the present case. Inasmuch as the opinion in this case must be conclusive in those, we have, in considering the various questions involved, examined all the arguments filed by the distinguished and eminent counsel engaged in the several cases, with all the care and deliberation we could bestow, in view of the limited time within our control.
The bill filed by the appellee alleges that the Board of Equalization assessed against it, for the purpose of taxation for the…
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