Case Details

Edwards v. Beaird and Johnson

Case # 38

Appellant/Plaintiff

Ninian Edwards

Appellee/Defendant

William A. Beaird, John Johnson

Appellant/Plaintiff Attorneys

Not Listed

Appellee/Defendant Attorneys

Not Listed

County of Origin

St. Clair County

Justice

Justice John Reynolds

Terms of Court

November 1823

Type of Case

Injunction

Disposition

Affirmed

Citation

1 Ill 70

Case Summary

Edwards sued St. Clair County sheriff Beaird for an injunction to prevent Edwards from paying property taxes because Edwards did not live in St. Clair County. The circuit court dismissed the case, and Edwards appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. The Court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, stating that tax laws did not differentiate between residents and non-residents, and the tax lien was on the property, not the owner.