Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Miller v. Lee

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 17, 1884PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Brown county; the Hon. Thomas J. Russell, Judge, presiding. This was an application, made at the May term, 1888, of the county court of Brown county, by the county collector of that county, for judgment against certain town lots and lands of appellee, lying within the incorporated town of Mound Station, for certain delinquent municipal taxes of that town for the year 1882. Appellee interposed objections to the application, and the case was…

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Appeal from the County Court of Brown county; the Hon. Thomas J. Russell, Judge, presiding. This was an application, made at the May term, 1888, of the county court of Brown county, by the county collector of that county, for judgment against certain town lots and lands of appellee, lying within the incorporated town of Mound Station, for certain delinquent municipal taxes of that town for the year 1882. Appellee interposed objections to the application, and the case was submitted to the county court upon the following admissions as to the facts: Appellee admitted that the town was…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey

By an act approved May 23, 1877, it was provided “that all cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State, whether organized under the general law or special charter, shall assess and collect their taxes in the manner provided for in article (8) eight of the act entitled ‘An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages, ’ approved April 10, 1872, and in the manner provided for in the general revenue laws of the State; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.” The act of April 10, 1872, (mentioned in the act of May…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Weber v. TraubelIllinois Supreme Court · 1880

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Culbertson v. City of FultonIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Garneau v. Port Blakely Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Standard Elevator Co. v. Crane Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1896
  4. Chicago & E. I. R. R. v. HinesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
  5. Guettler v. AlfsenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923

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