McLellan v. Pledger, County Treasurer

The appellants, as taxpayers, filed suit in the Jefferson Chancery Court against A, C. Pledger, County Treasurer of Jefferson county; L. T. Sallee, County Clerk of Jefferson county; and Jack Segars, as Court Reporter of the Fourth Chancery District. We copy the complaint in full:

"The petitioner, and plaintiff, James McLellan, is a taxpayer and states that he is a resident of Jefferson county, Arkansas, and that he sues for himself as such taxpayer and for other taxpayers in said county similarly situated and to protect the inhabitants of said county from illegal exactions.

"The defendant, A.…