People Ex Rel. Gill v. Lake Forest University

prepared the opinion of the court:

The county court of Cook county entered an order of judgment and sale against two parcels of real estate owned by appellant for non-payment of the general taxes assessed for the year 1933. Appellant has appealed from that judgment. The issue raised is whether the two improved tracts owned by appellant, not used by it for any curricular activities but rented to tenants, are exempt from taxation by the terms of appellant’s charter. It was stipulated that the property involved is owned by “Lake Forest University.”

Appellant was first incorporated as Lind…