Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Abt v. Wiggins Ferry Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1913PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the County Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. John B. Hay, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
Upon the application of the co-unty collector for judgment against certain real estate of appellant, the Wiggins Ferry Company, for delinquent taxes for the year 1911, the county court of St. Clair county overruled the objections of appellant and entered judgment and an order of sale. From that judgment this appeal has been prosecuted.
The Wiggins Ferry Company is the owner of 171.21 acres of land in St. Clair county which is in the possession of and is occupied by the East St. Louis Connecting Railway Company, a part of it being used as right of way. The part so used is the premises objected…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Thompson v. Illinois Northern RailwayIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
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