County of Cook v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago. This was a suit in chancery, instituted in the court "below by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company against the county of Cook and its treasurer, to restrain the collection of a tax assessed by the hoard of supervisors of said county upon the rolling stock of the company, for the year 1862. The hill sets forth that the complainant is a corporation under the laws of the State; that it is authorized to construct and…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago. This was a suit in chancery, instituted in the court "below by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company against the county of Cook and its treasurer, to restrain the collection of a tax assessed by the hoard of supervisors of said county upon the rolling stock of the company, for the year 1862. The hill sets forth that the complainant is a corporation under the laws of the State; that it is authorized to construct and maintain, and that it has constructed, and is operating a railroad from the Junction, so called, in the county of Du Page,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beckwith
This is a suit in equity to restrain the appellant and its treasurer, from collecting a tax assessed by its board of supervisors upon the rolling stock of the appellee. The bill alleges that the appellee was authorized to construct and maintain, and that it has constructed and is operating a railroad from Junction, in Du Page county, to G-alesburg, in Knox county, and that it(does not own or operate any railroad.in Cook county. The bill further alleges that the appellee runs its trains over a section of the railroad of the Gralena and Chicago Union Railroad Company, located in Cook county,…
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