People Ex Rel. Anders v. Burlington Northern, Inc.

These actions arise from the tax objections of the Burlington Northern, Inc., the defendant. The circuit court of Henderson County dismissed these objections and appeal was taken from that order. Subsequently, the trial court dismissed the original appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 309. The defendant’s amended notice of appeal is predicated on both of these rulings.

Objections to the taxes assessed by the taxing units in Henderson County were timely filed by the defendant-railroad for 1968,. 1969 and 1970. The defendant’s tax objections for 1968 were originally assigned to Judge Earle…