LA SALLE NAT. BK. v. COUNTY OF COOK

Nos. 45988, 46139 cons.

57 Ill.2d 318 (1974)

312 N.E.2d 252

LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK, Trustee, Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK et al., Appellees. — OAK PARK TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, Trustee, Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 29, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hackbert, Rooks, Pitts, Fullagar and Poust, of Chicago (Alan S. Ganz, of counsel), for appellants.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Sheldon Gardner, Chief of Civil Division, and Henry A. Hauser, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee County of Cook.

James A. Ronan, of Chicago (Gerald W. Shea, of counsel), for appellee Forest Preserve District of Cook County.

McLaughlin, Kinser & Bryant, of Chicago (Harry L. Kinser and Edward J. McLaughlin, of counsel), for appellee the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District.

Allen S. Lavin, of Chicago (Frederick M. Feldman and Vincent P. Flood, of counsel), for appellee Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago.


Judgments affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, La Salle National Bank, as trustee under a land trust, filed five separate suits in the circuit court of Cook County. Four of the suits were filed as class actions. These each name certain taxing units and taxing officials of Cook County as defendants and seek injunctive relief and a refund of taxes which the complaints allege are based on excessive assessments. Each complaint...

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