Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Stevenson v. Wiltshire
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1879PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Randolph county; the Hon. Amos Watts, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholeield
The judgment from which this appeal is prosecuted was rendered by the circuit court of Randolph county, at its September term, 1876, in an action of debt, brought in that court by the People for the use of John Stevenson, township treasurer of township 5 south, range 5 west, Randolph county, against Beverly Wiltshire, and his sureties, upon his official bond as collector of taxes of Randolph county.
The facts are, Wiltshire collected taxes levied for the year 1872 by the several school districts in township 5 south, range 5 west, amounting to $2323.18, upon which he claims and has retained a…
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