Legal Opinion

City of Waverly v. Auditor of Public Accounts

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 30, 1881PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court -of Sangamon county; the Hon. Charles S. Zane, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

The hill in this case was brought by the city of Waverly and Henry M. Miller, and other resident tax-payers of the city, who sue on their own behalf and on behalf of all taxpayers of the city who may be willing to join in maintaining the bill, and against State and county officers named, the Jacksonville, Northwestern -and Southeastern Railroad Company, and the unknown owners of bonds and coupons issued by the city of Waverly to the defendant railroad company in payment of stock in such company. It is represented in the bill, the bonds issued by the town of Waverly to the railroad company…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Town of Virden v. NeedlesIllinois Supreme Court · 1881

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cities of Wheaton v. Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1954
  2. Oakwood Independent School Dist. v. Liberty Common School Dist. No. 34Court of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. City of Indianapolis v. Indiana State Board of Tax CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1974

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