People Ex Rel. Sweitzer v. Sweitzer

At the November term, 1933, of the county court of Cook county the county treasurer and ex-officio collector made application for judgment and order of sale for delinquent taxes, including back taxes for the years 1928, 1929 and 1930 extended on the 1931 tax rolls against the property of the appellant corporation, the Orrington Company. Prior to 1933 the premises were assessed as “leasehold estate and improvements.” The back taxes were based on the omission to assess the fee. Appellant filed objections to the taxes on the ground that it acquired title to the property on August 4, 1933, and…