State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Bethards

Relators pray this court to grant a writ of mandamus commanding the Clerk of the County Court of Shelby County to extend on the assessor’s books of that county the aggregate valuation of lands of said county as equalized and assessed by the State Board of Equalization.

To thé alternative writ respondent filed his return, and thereupon the relators filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. The facts are as follows:

Early in January, 1928, the Assessor of Shelby County returned to the county court his assessor’s book, duly verified, fixing the aggregate value of such lands at $12,697,945.

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