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· 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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