City of Chicago v. Klinkert
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for money paid as illegal taxes. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John C. Carver, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900. Statement.—Appellee brought this suit in assumpsit to recover amounts paid for brewery licenses under an ordinance which was invalid. The declaration consisted of the common counts.
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Assumpsit, for money paid as illegal taxes. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John C. Carver, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1900. Statement.—Appellee brought this suit in assumpsit to recover amounts paid for brewery licenses under an ordinance which was invalid. The declaration consisted of the common counts. It was conceded that the payments were made by appellee to appellant, and that the ordinance under provision of which they were paid was invalid; but it was contended that the payments were voluntary and hence could not be recovered…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sears
It is conceded by counsel for appellant that by the decision in Kiel v. The City of Chicago, 176 Ill. 137, the ordinance under provision of which the payments here in question were made was subsequently declared invalid as applied to persons dealing as appellee dealt.
It is well established that moneys paid as taxes or license fees under a void ordinance may be recovered back ■when the payment has been involuntary. County v. Simmons, 5 Gil. 513; Bradford v. City, 25 Ill. 411; Harvey v. Olney, 42 Ill. 336; City v. Sperbeck, 69 Ill. App. 562; 2 Dillon on Municipal Corporations (4th Ed.), Sec.…
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