People v. Biggins

This was a bill in equity, brought by the People of the State of Illinois, in the circuit court of Madison county, against Thomas Biggins, to enforce, on foreclosure, the lien given by law on certain land, in Madison county, for the taxes due from 1871 to 1878, both years inclusive, amounting to the sum of $9000. The defendant interposed a demurrer to the bill, which the court sustained, and entered a decree dismissing the bill. The complainant appealed to the Appellate Court, where the decision of the circuit court was affirmed, and to reverse this decision, an appeal was prayed and allowed…