State ex rel. Lewellen v. Schooley
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Si. Glair Circuit Court. — Hon. Chas. O» Burton, Judge. (1) Before the relator could recover lie should have shown that the defendants were the owners of the property against which the action was instituted.
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Appeal from Si. Glair Circuit Court. — Hon. Chas. O» Burton, Judge. (1) Before the relator could recover lie should have shown that the defendants were the owners of the property against which the action was instituted. (2) The back tax book is an execution, a command to the collector to institute an action for the collection of taxes —vide section 6836, Revised Statutes, and no provision is made for his turning the same over to his successor ; he must collect all taxes thereon, or show to the court that he has exhausted all remedies given by law. Section 2396, Revised Statutes, authorizes…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
This action was instituted by the collector of the revenue of St. Clair county to enforce the lien for •back taxes for the years 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, and-1878, against certain lands in that county which it is conceded, belong to the defendants. The township organization law was adopted and went into force in that county in May, 1872, and remained in force until August-1, 1877,
1. On the trial of this cause the relator made proof of the signature to the tax bill sued upon, and then offered it in evidence, to which objections were made on the alleged ground that the tax bill was not…
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