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Court of Claims of Illinois, 1925

H. W. Gossard Co. v. State

H. W. Gossard Co. v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois · Decided May 1, 1925 · Leech
5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 135; 1925 Ill. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 64

Counsel

Moran, Paltzer & O ’Donnell, for claimant., Oscar E. Carlstrom, Attorney General; Edward C. Fitch, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

H. W. Gossard Co. v. State

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Leech

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a claim to recover the franchise taxes erroneously paid to the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, by the above named, claimant in the years 1921 and 1922, the excess tax paid by claimant amounting 'to $1,178.11.

The demurrer filed by the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, is, as a matter of law, sustained.

We award claimant above named the sum of $1,178.11, on the grounds of equity and social justice.

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