Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. of California v. Lowe

The appellant (hereinafter called the complainant) filed its bill in equity in the Sangamon circuit court to restrain the appellees, (hereinafter called the defendants,) Leo H. Lowe, as Director of Trade and Commerce, and Edward J. Barrett, as State Treasurer, from paying into the State treasury the sum of $676.84, which sum represents certain contested taxes paid under protest by the complainant to the defendant Lowe. A temporary injunction was issued as prayed in the bill. The defendants demurred to the bill. Upon a hearing in the circuit court the demurrer was sustained by the court and a…