Henry v. Gregory

The bill in this case was filed to restrain the collection of a tax alleged to be illegal. The tax was upon lands occupied by complainants, wbo are husband and wife.

Tbe land is owned by the wife, but was assessed to the husband, and tbe bill shows that personal property of the husband has been seized and is advertised for sale to satisfy tbe tax. The bill prays a perpetual injunction to restrain the township treasurer from further proceedings. The defendant demurred, and the demurrer was sustained and the bill dismissed.

The first ground of demurrer is that tbe bill was not signed by counsel.…