City of Lawrenceville v. Maxwell

The plaintiff-appellant, the city of Lawrenceville, filed its complaint in the circuit court of Lawrence County to enjoin the county treasurer and cx-officio tax collector, the county clerk, and the State’s Attorney, all of Lawrence County, from collecting and attempting to collect, in any manner, certain district drainage assessments and the general taxes for the years 1951 and 1952 levied against 3,060 acres of land owned by plaintiff-appellant, charging that the property is exempt from taxation, being located beyond the corporate limits of the city and used exclusively for a municipal…