People ex rel. Johnson v. Atkinson

This was a bill brought by Frederick M. Atkinson, appellee, to enjoin the collection of taxes assessed on personal property in the town of South Chicago, for the year 1881. It appears from the bill, that appellee is a manufacturer of railroad car springs; that the shops are located and business carried on in the town of Proviso; that the assessor of that town, on or about May 1, 1881, without notice to appellee, and without his knowledge, assessed all of his property, both real and personal; .that the taxes were extended by the county clerk, and have since been paid. It also appears from the…