Burley v. Lindheimer

By an amended petition filed in the county court of Cook county the plaintiff, Mary E. Burley, sought to recover certain taxes levied on real estate and paid by her. The defendant, the county collector, challenged plaintiff’s claim on the ground, among others, that her pleading failed to set forth facts entitling her to a refund under the applicable provision of the Revenue act. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant, and plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.

Prior to February 12, 1932, the plaintiff owned an improved parcel of real estate in the village of Winnetka referred to by the…