HOFFMANN v. CLARK

No. 49012.

69 Ill.2d 402 (1977)

372 N.E.2d 74

PAUL W. HOFFMANN et al., Appellees, v. JAMES H. CLARK, County Treasurer, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Fitzsimmons, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (Robert D. McLaren and Malcolm Smith, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellants James H. Clark et al.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, pro se (George W. Lindberg, First Assistant Attorney General, and Paul J. Bargiel, Bonny Sutker Barezky, and Patricia Rosen, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellant.

Donovan, Atten, Mountcastle, Roberts & Da Rosa, of Wheaton (Joseph A. Donovan, Keith E. Roberts, and Lloyd E. Dyer, Jr., of counsel), for appellees.

Rathje, Woodward, Dyer & Burt, of Wheaton (James M. Huck, Jr., and Gary L. Taylor, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Agricultural Association.


Judgment reversed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Paul W. Hoffmann and other owners of real property in Du Page County, filed an amended complaint for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief in the circuit court of Du Page County against certain county and State officials in which they alleged the unconstitutionality of sections 20a-1 through 20a-3 of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 120, pars. 501a-1...

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