Parker v. County of Richland
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Richland county; the Hon. J. R. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Appellant brought an action of assumpsit against appellee in the circuit court of Richland county and there recovered a judgment for the sum of $600 and costs of suit. On appeal to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District the judgment was reversed and judgment entered against the plaintiff for costs.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Richland county; the Hon. J. R. Creighton, Judge, presiding. Appellant brought an action of assumpsit against appellee in the circuit court of Richland county and there recovered a judgment for the sum of $600 and costs of suit. On appeal to the Appellate Court for the Fourth District the judgment was reversed and judgment entered against the plaintiff for costs. Upon a certificate of importance the appellant brings the case to this court. The declaration alleges that the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilicin
We have held that section 2 of the Revenue act of 1898, providing that in counties of this class the county treasurer shall be ex officio the supervisor of assessments, does not create a new office but simply adds new duties to the office of county treasurer; and also, that under that act the compensation of a county treasurer, as fixed by the county board according to law, includes payment for his services rendered as ex officio supervisor ’of assessments. (Foote v. Lake County, 206 Ill. 185.) That case, under the foregoing stipulation of facts, is decisive of the case at bar.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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