Victor Bussie, and His Wife, Gertrude Foley Bussie v. Mrs. Blanche Revere Long

GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge:

This is a class action brought by appellants, two Louisiana taxpayers and their wives, against defendants-appellees in their capacity as members of the Louisiana Tax Commission. The alleged nonfeasance on the part of defendants in failing to comply with their Louisiana constitutional and statutory duty to establish the actual cash values of all property in Louisiana for the purpose of ad valorem tax assessments, and to equalize assessments by fixing the percentage of the actual cash valuation upon which state ad valorem taxes are to be paid. 1 Appellants sought…