People Ex Rel. Darr v. Alton Railroad

The county collector of Jersey county, appellee, applied to the county court for judgment and order of sale of lands for the delinquent taxes for the year 1940. As to the taxes which had been previously paid under protest there was included in the application a request for a judgment fixing the correct amount and for an order directing a refund, if any was found to be unlawfully levied.

Appellant, The Alton Railroad Company," filed objection to the following taxes levied against its property: the county highway tax $8.85, the town tax of the town of Jersey $133.37, the town tax of the town of…