Southern Pacific Co. v. Maricopa County

Southern Pacific Company, hereinafter called plaintiff, brought suit against Maricopa County and Ed Oglesby as treasurer and ex-officio tax collector thereof, hereinafter called defendants, to recover certain taxes paid under protest. There were two causes of action set up in the complaint, and judgment eventually going for defendants, this appeal was taken. We consider the two canses of action separately.

The first was to recover taxes paid by plaintiff under protest, for the benefit of Buckeye union high school district, on property owned by it in common school district number 47. A demurrer…