Big Creek Coal Co. v. Tanner
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. George C. Hillyer, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
The board of review of Fulton county assessed against the Big Creek Coal Company for taxation, coal rights in several tracts of land aggregating 488 acres, at $14,640 full value, being $30 an acre. The company filed a bill in the circuit court against the county clerk to enjoin him from extending the tax upon this assessment. He demurred to the bill, and the court having overruled his demurrer, elected to stand by it, whereupon the court rendered a decree enjoining the extension of the tax, and he sued out a writ of error.
The bill alleged that the Big Creek Coal Company is an Illinois…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Attebery v. BlairIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Manning v. FrazierIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
- Simmons Coal Co. v. Board of ReviewIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
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