People ex rel. Ashwill v. Illinois Central Railroad

Mr. Chiee Justice Schaeeer

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Illinois Central Railroad Company appeals from a judgment of the county court of Cumberland County which overruled its objection to the application of the county collector for judgment of sale for nonpayment of 1951 taxes levied for building purposes by Community Unit School District No. 77.

The rate extended for building purposes wTas 25 cents, the maximum authorized rate for the district. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1951, chap. 122, par. 8-9.) The controversy turns upon whether or not that rate should have been reduced because taxes were…