City of Mount Vernon v. Hovey

The appellee brought suit below against the appellants, to enjoin the collection of certain taxes assessed against him.. The complaint contains three paragraphs. The averred facts upon which appellee relies, as presented in the third paragraph of the complaint, may be stated as follows:

That he is a freeholder and tax-payer of the city of Mount Vernon; that he is the owner of real and personal property *565within the limits of the city, of the value of twenty-four, thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars; that the assessment made by the common council of said city against the plaintiff, for…