· 11/18/1948
The People v. Ostrowski
Citations
- 83 N.E.2d 276
- 402 Ill. 106
- 1948 Ill. LEXIS 469
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- holding that the right of a taxpayer to a refund or credit for erroneously paid taxes pursuant to a special remedial statute was not vested, and, upon the repeal of the statute, such right was lost
- “[T]he legislature cannot pass a retrospective law impairing the obligation of a contract, nor deprive a citizen of a vested right.”
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Judges: Fulton
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