Knight v. Thomas
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Exceptions by Plaintiff. This was a petition of Samuel Knight, and fourteen other taxpayers and residents of Topsham, for a writ of mandamus against the assessors of taxes in that town.
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On Exceptions by Plaintiff. This was a petition of Samuel Knight, and fourteen other taxpayers and residents of Topsham, for a writ of mandamus against the assessors of taxes in that town. The petition was filed April 21, 1899, and alleged as follows: “ That the Pejepscot Paper Company is- a corporation duly organized by law, having a place of business at said Topsham, and on said first day of said April was the owner and possessor of property situated in said Topsham subject to taxation as aforesaid. “ That the inhabitants of said town of Topsham at a meeting called for that purpose, and…
1Opinion of the CourtHaskell, J.
Petition for mandamus by several taxpayers of a town to compel the assessors to assess certain real estate in the town at a just and fair valuation, that had previously been undervalued, and to assess certain other real estate that had theretofore been omitted from taxation.
I. It is objected that the writ cannot issue at the instance of the petitioners, who are individuals.
It is settled law, in this state, that the writ can only issue at the instance of public officers, to subserve a public right. Sanger v. County Commissioners, 25 Maine, 291; Mitchell v. Boardman, 79 Maine, 469; Weeks v.…
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