Republic Life Insurance v. Pollak
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. William W. Farwell, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by the Republic Life Insurance Company against Joseph Pollak, who was then county clerk of Cook county, to enjoin the State, county and other taxes against the company upon the assessment of its property and capital stock, as equalized and assessed by the State Board of Equalization, for 1873. The court denied the motion for injunction, and the tax…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. William W. Farwell, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by the Republic Life Insurance Company against Joseph Pollak, who was then county clerk of Cook county, to enjoin the State, county and other taxes against the company upon the assessment of its property and capital stock, as equalized and assessed by the State Board of Equalization, for 1873. The court denied the motion for injunction, and the tax was extended by the clerk. The complainant then amended its bill, making Hermann Lieb, the county treasurer and ex…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
We are asked, in this case, to review the case of Porter v. Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis R. R. Co.;* but after a careful reconsideration of the rules there announced, in the light of appellant’s argument in this case, we perceive no reason to overrule or even modify any thing that was said in that and other cases decided at the same time, involving questions relating to the taxation of the property and franchises of corporations. Most of the questions presented by this record are discussed in those decisions, and being satisfied with these decisions, and what we there said, we have no…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Porter v. Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
3Cited by26 opinions
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- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BackusIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
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