People ex rel. McCrea v. Gale
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Mason B. Loomis, judge, presiding. This was an application in the court below for judgment against certain real property for delinquent taxes for the current year, to which were added back taxes due on the same property, together with interest, penalty, etc.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Mason B. Loomis, judge, presiding. This was an application in the court below for judgment against certain real property for delinquent taxes for the current year, to which were added back taxes due on the same property, together with interest, penalty, etc. One of the objections made to the entry of the judgment was that “the amount for which judgment was asked on lands forfeited was too large, by reason of the addition of interest upon interest and penalty, as well as upon the original taxes.” This objection was sustained, and judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
The decision of this case involves the construction of § 129 of the Revenue law of 1872, Laws of 1872, p. 33, which reads as follows:
“In all cases where any real property has heretofore been, or may hereafter be, forfeited to the State for taxes, it shall be the duty of the clerk, when he is making up the amount of tax due on such real property for the current year, to add the amount of back tax, interest, penalty and printer’s fees remaining due on such real property, with one year’s interest at ten per cent on the amount of tax due, to the tax of the current year, and the aggregate amount…
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