Du Bois v. Board of Commissioners

The appellee disallowed a claim presented by the appellant for a refunding of taxes. Upon appeal to the court below a jury returned a verdict in favor of the appellee. The overruling of the appellant’s motion for a new trial is assigned as error.

In each year from 1881 to 1889, inclusive, the appellant had made his verified returns for taxation to the assessor, upon the blank schedules provided for by the statute. Section 6336, R. S. 1881. In each of said schedules, in the column headed “Valuation by Party,” and opposite the second item in the description of the property, being “All moneys…