People Ex Rel. Hesterman v. North Central College

In June, 1927, the county collector filed in the county court of DuPage county an application for judgment and order of sale of certain real estate belonging to the North Central College to pay delinquent taxes levied thereon for the year 1926. The application was objected to by the North Central College on the ground that it is a school, and that during the year 1926 the real estate in question was used exclusively for school purposes and was not leased by such school or otherwise used with a view to profit, and that such real estate was therefore exempt from taxation under the provisions of…