People Ex Rel. Nelson Bros. Storage & Furniture Co. v. Fisher

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel a judge of the circuit court of Cook county to expunge an order alleged to be void. On March 11, 1938, the relator, the Nelson Brothers Storage and Furniture Company, received notice from the Department of Finance of the State of Illinois that an assessment had been levied against it for Retailers’ Occupation tax. In accordance with the statute, relator filed in the circuit court a praecipe for a writ of certiorari. The writ was issued, and the" department filed its return with the transcript of proceedings. On May 25, 1938, relator…