Booth v. Clark

On December 10, 1924, the plaintiff, on his own behalf and on account of a large number of taxpayers similarly situated, filed a petition in the district court for a writ of mandate, praying that defendant in her official capacity as treasurer and ex-officio tax collector be required to accept state, county, city and school taxes theretofore duly levied against certain real estate owned by him and falling due in the year 1924, exclusive of the drainage, assessment falling due in the same year.

From the petition, inter alia, it appears that the plaintiff and numerous taxpayers owned real…