Topeka City Railway Co. v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. ACTION to restrain the collection of certain taxes. Judgment for the defendants on January 5, 1888. The plaintiff Railway Company brings the case to this court. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
This was an action to enjoin the collection of certain taxes alleged to have been illegally charged against the property of the plaintiff by the'county clerk of Shawnee county. It appears that the Topeka City Railway Company was engaged in business in the city of Topeka in 1885, and had property subject to taxation for that year. On the 1st day of June, 1885, Joab Mulvane, the president of the company, made a statement to the assessor of the company’s personal property subject to taxation for that year, which statement the assessor…
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