People ex rel. Stuckart v. Lamb

On April 27, 1916, the appellant mailed to the treasurer of Cook county a cashier’s check for $226.14, with a letter stating as follows: “I remit to you herewith $226.14 on account of my taxes. The balance is withheld on advice of counsel because of objections to the Cook county, forest preserve and sanitary district taxes and twelve cents on the $100 assessed valuation of the city of Chicago tax.” Accompanying the letter and check was an unsigned receipt from the treasurer’s office showing the amount of the total tax on two lots, $112.65, being $47.90 on one and $64.75 ón the other. Beneath…