Stietenroth v. Monaghan

The appellant brought this suit against the appellee, seeking the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel the appellee to back assess and collect certain income taxes which the appellant alleged had become due the State of Mississippi. The appellant sued in his individual capacity, alleging that he was a citizen and taxpayer of the State of Mississippi. The appellant charged that certain large taxpayers of the State had been permitted by the appellee to take deductions on their state income tax returns for the years 1955,1956, and 1957 for amortization of defense facilities and accelerated…