PEOPLE EX REL. BAILEY v. I.C.R.R. CO.

No. 31618.

407 Ill. 426 (1950)

95 N.E.2d 352

THE PEOPLE ex rel. Melvin E. Bailey, County Collector, Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 27, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN W. FREELS, and R.C. BECKETT, both of Chicago, and CHARLES C. LeFORGEE, THOMAS W. SAMUELS, E. WAYNE SCHROEDER, and RICHARD J. WELSH, all of Decatur, for appellant.

PERLEY T. LUPTON, State's Attorney, ROBERT N. PATTERSON, VAIL, MILLS & ARMSTRONG, and MONROE, ALLEN & McGAUGHEY, all of Decatur, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WILSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, having previously paid its taxes in full, under protest, filed objections in the county court of Macon County to an application of the county collector for a judgment against, and an order for the sale of, real estate for the nonpayment of taxes for the year 1948 levied by seven townships for road and bridge purposes and by Macon...

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