Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Binkert

This was a bill in chancery, brought against the collectors of taxes for some twenty-three counties in this State, to restrain the collection of certain road and bridge taxes levied by highway commissioners in the respective counties for the year 1881, upon the ground that the taxes were levied on the assessment of the then current year, (1881,) instead of on that of the previous year, (1880,) the assessment in the latter year being lower than that for 1881. The court below sustained a demurrer to the bill, and dismissed it, and the complainant appealed.

The suit involves the construction of…