1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.2d
  4. 60 Ill.2d
  5. 60 Ill.2d 400 (1975)
 

HAMER v. LEHNHAUSEN

No. 47353.

60 Ill.2d 400 (1975)

328 N.E.2d 11

PAUL E. HAMER et al., Appellees, v. ROBERT J. LEHNHAUSEN, Director of the Department of Local Government Affairs, et al. — (Frank A. Kirk, Successor in Office, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 16, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (Herbert L. Caplan, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellant.

Paul E. Hamer, of Northbrook, for appellees Paul E. Hamer et al.

Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal, of Chicago (Frederic S. Lane and Jack Richter, of counsel), for appellee Township High School District No. 113.

Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock & Parsons, of Chicago (Richard F. Babcock, R. Marlin Smith, Julian D'Esposito and Jeffrey Ladd, of counsel), for amici curiae Board of Education of Evanston Township High School, District 202, and Board of Education of New Trier Township High School, District 203.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

This is another in a succession of cases resulting from the failure of public officials, both State and local, to assess and equalize property for taxing purposes in the manner prescribed by law. E.g., People ex rel. Hamer v. Jones (1968), 39 Ill.2d 360; Hamer v. Mahin (1970), 47 Ill.2d 252

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases