Turn Verein Lincoln v. Paschen

This case involves another effort by the plaintiff, Turn Verein Lincoln, to obtain a determination that its property is exempt from taxation on the ground that it is used exclusively for school purposes. In Turnverein “Lincoln” v. Board of Appeals, 358 Ill. 135, (1934), its claim for exemption on this ground was denied, and more recently, in People ex rel. Brenza v. Turnverein Lincoln, 8 Ill. 2d 198, (1956) a similar claim for exemption, involving taxes for the years 1939 through 1952, was rejected. In the case now before us, the superior court of Cook County dismissed a complaint which…