People Ex Rel. Hellyer v. Hendrickson

The collector of DuPage county applied to the county court for judgment and order of sale for delinquent 1937 taxes levied against land belonging to the appellant, situated in Downers Grove. He filed objections and at the hearing it was stipulated that he owned the real estate; that the amount of tax was $3861, predicated on a debased valuation of $54,000 made up of $4000 for land and $50,000 for improvements; that seventy-five per cent of the tax was paid under protest; that a complaint was filed with the board of review, and after a hearing the board refused to reduce the valuation; that…