People Ex Rel. Ross v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

The defendants, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company, filed objections in the county court of Carroll County to the application of the county collector for judgment for the sale of real estate for the nonpayment of taxes for the year 1948 levied by School District No., 71 for educational purposes. The board of education for the district was permitted to file an intervening petition. From judgments sustaining defendants objections, the intervenor has prosecuted two separate appeals. These appeals have been consolidated.

The…