Legal Opinion

People v. Illinois Central Railroad

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1916PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from an assessment of the Auditor of Public Accounts.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr, Justice Carter

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Illinois Central Railroad Company on October 5, 1913, filed a schedule of its stock, property and assets with the Auditor of Public Accounts, giving as the value of its property to be assessed for State taxes for that year the sum of $189,185,593.49. On January 5, 1914, the company received a notice of the disapproval of the values given in said schedule and a statement of re-valuation and" assessment prepared by and under the direction of said Auditor, fixing the valuation at $365,559,617.23. In the meantime the rate necessary to be…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Union Refrigerator Transit Co. v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. Billings v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. Cummings v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1880

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Coalition for Political Honesty v. State Board of ElectionsIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Snow v. DixonIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  3. McNely v. Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 7Illinois Supreme Court · 1956
  4. People Ex Rel. Bell v. New York Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  5. O'BRIEN v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1952

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