Schlenz v. Castle

These consolidated cases present the question of the validity of section 318.1 of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 120, par. 799.1). In cause No. 53189 plaintiffs filed an application for leave to appeal from the order of the circuit court of Lake County entered pursuant to Rule 308(a) (73 Ill. 2d R. 308(a)). The appellate court allowed leave to appeal, reversed the order in part, and affirmed it in part (80 Ill. App. 3d 1131), and we allowed plaintiffs’ petition for leave to appeal. In cause No. 53286 the defendant Property Tax Appeal Board appealed from the judgment of the…