Quincy Railroad Bridge Co. v. City of Quincy

Citations

• 77 Ill. 107

Syllabus

<p>1. Appeal—from county to the Supreme Court. Under the act of 1878, entitled “An act in regard to the assessment of property, and the levy and collection of taxes by incorporated cities in the State,” an appeal would lie from the judgment of the county court against lands for taxes, to the Supreme Court.</p> <p>2. Under the law in force in 1873, the only mode in which such judgments could be reviewed was by appeal. A writ of error would not lie.</p> <p>3. Writ op error—act of 1874 not retrocpectwe. The act of 1874, allowing writs of error to be taken and prosecuted from the final orders, judgments and decrees of the county court to the Supreme Court, in proceedings for the sale of lands for taxes, is not retrospective, and hence it. will not. lie to reverse a judgment which became absolute before the act took effect.</p>