Miller v. Gorman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from tbe Common Pleas of Sehuylhill county. In Equity. This was a proceeding in equity, commenced November 14th 1858, by Charles Miller, Morris Patterson, and James Gowan, against Darby Gorman, supervisor, and Patrick Preston, collector of road taxes in New Castle township, Schuylkill county. The matters complained of, the answer, and the reasons given by the court below for dismissing the complainants’ bill, are fully stated in the opinion of this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Woodward, J.
— The plaintiffs, owners of the “James Laing” tract of land in New Castle township, Schuylkill county, sued out this bill in equity to restrain the defendants, the supervisor of roads and collector of road taxes in that township, from collecting in money a road tax of $216, which had been assessed against the plaintiffs as owners of said tract for the year 1858.
From the bill and answer, it appears that‘the “James Laing” is a seated tract, having on it the “ Pine-knot Colliery,” which is worked for the plaintiffs by Charles Miller & Co., as…
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