Kocsis v. Chicago Park District
Illinois Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilson
The plaintiff, Joseph Kocsis, a qualified tax-payer of the former West Pullman Park District, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook county against the Chicago Park District, a municipal corporation, and its five commissioners, to test the constitutionality of an act entitled, “An act authorizing the Chicago Park District to assume and become liable for the payment of certain indebtedness of superseded park districts and to issue its bonds to re-fund and/or fund same, legalizing such indebtedness and providing for the levy and collection of taxes for the payment of such bonds.” (Laws…
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