Reed v. Ross

This action was commenced by plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against defendants in error in Mayes county before a justice of the peace at Salina to recover $2 alleged to have been wrongfully collected from plaintiff as an occupation or auctioneer’s license tax for the town of Sa-lina, and for damages, in the sum unknown to plaintiff but estimated at $50, alleged to have been caused by loss of sales by reason of the demand for collection of said tax.

Trial was to a jury in the justice court, resulting in a verdict and judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appealed to the…