Anderson v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henderson county; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
The bill in equity in this case was filed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Bailroad Company, against the collector of taxes of Henderson county, Illinois, to enjoin him from proceeding to collect, through judgment and sale, taxes assessed for the years from 1870 to 1884, both inclusive, upon the east half of a bridge oyer the Mississippi river, opposite Burlington, Iowa. The circuit court decreed the relief prayed, and the defendant appealed.
The single question is, liad the assessor of Henderson county, Illinois, in which the east end of the bridge is located, the right to assess the…
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