People ex rel. Talbott v. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the County Court of Livingston county; the Hon. C. F. H. Carrithers, Judge, presiding. This was an application to the county court of Livingston county by plaintiff in error for judgment against the property of defendant in error for delinquent school taxes for the year 1905, levied by the board of education of school district 192 of said county.
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Writ of Error to the County Court of Livingston county; the Hon. C. F. H. Carrithers, Judge, presiding. This was an application to the county court of Livingston county by plaintiff in error for judgment against the property of defendant in error for delinquent school taxes for the year 1905, levied by the board of education of school district 192 of said county. From the record it appears that in the spring of 1902 the school building in this district was totally destroyed by fire. Soon after this occurrence an election was held authorizing the board of education to erect a new school…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
The board of education in 1903, in constructing a school house, used money, the proceeds of an issue of bonds amounting to $8500, which was within $61.55 °f the amount of indebtedness which it might lawfully incur under the constitution. In addition to that, at the same time and for the same purpose it incurred an indebtedness of $17,750, for which it issued warrants, bearing interest, payable at various times in the future. An amount far in excess of the $61.55 for which it might lawfully have issued its warrants was paid by money arising from the levy of taxes prior to the levy for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Culbertson v. City of FultonIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
- People ex rel. Trobaugh v. Chicago & Texas RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- People ex rel. James v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1918