People Ex Rel. Harris v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

Mr. Chile Justice Hershey

delivered the opinion of the court:

These four tax objection cases from the county court of Macoupin County present the same legal question and have been consolidated for argument and decision. Two of the cases (Nos. 33806-7) involve the 1952 taxes of Community Consolidated School District No. 10, and the other two (Nos. 33808-9) the 1953 taxes of this school district. The objectors are the Chicago and North Western Railway Company and the Superior Coal Company, who urge on this appeal that the court erred in refusing to permit them, before hearing, to add another…