Durham v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mason county; the Hon. Charles Turner, Judge, presiding. This was an application for judgment against certain lands for non-payment of taxes. The cause was tried in the circuit court on appeal from the county court. One of the grounds of objection interposed by the owner, was, the alleged insufficiency of the proof of publication of the notice of the intended application.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mason county; the Hon. Charles Turner, Judge, presiding. This was an application for judgment against certain lands for non-payment of taxes. The cause was tried in the circuit court on appeal from the county court. One of the grounds of objection interposed by the owner, was, the alleged insufficiency of the proof of publication of the notice of the intended application. Certain papers containing the advertisement were offered in evidence, which were objected to on the ground there was no evidence they were newspapers, and because the publisher’s certificate…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was an application to the Mason county court for judgment for taxes assessed against lands which were returned delinquent by the collector.
A defense was set up, but it was disallowed, and judgment rendered for the sale of the lands for the payment of the taxes. An appeal was taken to the circuit court, where the judgment was affirmed, and the cause is brought here to reverse the judgment of the circuit court.
It is insisted that it was incumbent upon the appellee to make proof in the court below of the official character of the assessor and collector; that they took an oath of office, and…
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