Dickey v. County of Polk
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pollc Circuit Court. Action to recover certain taxes alleged to have been illegally collected and paid into the treasury of the defendant. The cause was submitted to the court without a jury, upon an agreed statement of facts, and a judgment was rendered for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. The facts of the case appear m the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
I. The following- are the controlling facts of the case as they are established by the agreed statement npon which the case is submitted for our determination:
1. Two civil townships are within the corporate limits of the city of Des Moines, Lee township on the east, and Des Moines on the west of the Des Moines river.
2. The assessor, elected by 'the votes of the city, assessed the property within its corporate limits, and his assessment, after being duly equalized as required by law by the city council, acting as a board of equalization, was lodged with the auditor of the county.
3. Thereupon…
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