SEARS HOLDINGS CORP. v. PAPPAS

No. 1-08-1115.

908 N.E.2d 556 (2009)

SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria PAPPAS, County Treasurer and Ex Officio County Collector of Cook Illinois, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Cook County, Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., Tatia Gibbons, Ayesha Khan, Jessica Pipersburgh), for Appellant.

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chicago (David S. Martin, Thomas J. McNulty, Thomas J. Boyle), for Appellee.


Justice NEVILLE delivered the opinion of the court:

The Cook County assessor (Assessor) made a determination that Sears Holdings Corp. (Sears Holdings), the plaintiff, overpaid its taxes. Following the determination, the Assessor executed a certificate of error and sent a letter that informed Sears Holdings about the nature and cause of the error in the tax assessment. The Assessor's certificate of error was later endorsed by the three members of the board of review...

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