Aldens, Inc. v. Rosewell

Plaintiff brought suit against defendants seeking both an injunction against the collection of taxes based upon an invalid assessment and a refund of taxes previously paid. The trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss for want of equity. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court had equity jurisdiction over the subject matter of the suit. We affirm.

On November 10, 1976, plaintiff, a mail order business, filed its complaint alleging that it was the lessee of certain improved real property at 519 South Paulina in Chicago. It claimed that since the inception of its leasehold,…