Legal Opinion
Overend v. Guard
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 17, 1981No. 17124PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Yontz
This case is an effort to make more equal the tax burdens among the 17 townships in Woodford County. Plaintiff Overend owns realty and resides in and is township assessor of Worth Township; plaintiff Doty owns realty and resides in and is township assessor of Spring Bay Township. They filed their request for a writ of mandamus and an injunction February 17, 1981; the defendants are members of the Wood-ford County board of review.
Section 108a of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 120, par. 589.1) requires county boards of review to equalize among townships tax assessments of…
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- People ex rel. Cheatham v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
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