People ex rel. County of Peoria v. Estate of Harrigan

This writ of error is prosecuted by Christopher Harrigan and Maggie Harrigan, as surviving legatees under the last will and testament of Michael Harrigan, deceased, to review an order of the circuit court of Peoria county dismissing an appeal-from an order of the probate court allowing a claim for unpaid taxes against the estate of Michael Harrigan.

This suit was a simple proceeding to collect unpaid back taxes assessed against Michael Harrigan in his lifetime, but it seems to have been decidedly prolific in its production of thrifty litigation. The case in one form or another has been before…