Union Portland Cement Co. v. Morgan County

The plaintiff, a corporation, brought this action in the district court of Morgan county to recover judgment for the sum of $1,248. It is not necessary to set forth the pleadings, except to state that the plaintiff, in its complaint, alleged that it was required to pay the foregoing sum upon an illegal and excessive assessment for the year 1921; that it paid the foregoing money under protest, and was entitled to recover judgment for the same.

The defendant, in its answer, denied that the assessment was illegal or excessive, and averred that the plaintiff had failed to list a large part of its…