Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Talbott v. Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1903PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Livingston county; the Eon. F. E. Carrithers, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

This was an application by appellant, made to the county court of Livingston county, for judgment against the real estate of appellee for delinquent taxes of the year 1902. Appellee filed objections to the town taxes of the towns of Sunbury, Nevada and Round Grove, in that county, amd the court, by a judgment entered at the June term, 1903, sustained these objections.

The certificate of levy made by the town clerk of each town was introduced in evidence, and in each instance the only purpose stated for which the tax was levied is “for town purposes.” The record of the annual town meeting in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Raymond v. Chicago & Alton RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
  2. St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago Railroad v. People ex rel. HannaIllinois Supreme Court · 1893

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Illinois Central Railroad v. People ex rel. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  2. People ex rel. Crosby v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1904

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