People Ex Rel. Korzen v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailRoad

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (Burlington) filed an objection to an application by the county collector of Cook County for judgment- for taxes paid under protest by it for the year 1957. The trial court found that locally assessed property in Cook County was assessed at a level no higher than 50% of its fair cash (full) value, that the Department of Revenue did not assess the railroad property at full value, that the objector failed to prove discrimination and constructive fraud and denied the objection. The railroad appeals directly to this court since the cause relates to the…