Trustees of New Castle Common v. Megginson
Supreme Court of Delaware
Writ of Error to Superior Court, for New Castle County. Action by Jabez Frank Megginson, late Collector of Taxes for New Castle Hundred, against the trustees of New Castle Common. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Reversed, and judgment entered for defendant.
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Writ of Error to Superior Court, for New Castle County. Action by Jabez Frank Megginson, late Collector of Taxes for New Castle Hundred, against the trustees of New Castle Common. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Reversed, and judgment entered for defendant. The case in the Court below was an amicable action of assumpsit upon a case stated, of which the following is a copy, the immaterial parts being omitted: And now to-wit this tenth day of July, A. D. 1907, it is agreed by and between the attorneys, for the plaintiff and the defendants in the above stated cause, that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Curtis, Chancellor,
delivering the opinion of the Court:
The case is before this Court on a writ of error to the Superior Court for New Castle County, and was an amicable action heard there on a case stated. The plaintiff was the collector of County taxes for New Castle Hundred, and claimed that land held by the defendant, The Trustees of New Castle Common, was liable to the payment of the tax levied against it for the year 1903, amounting to $522.12, while the defendant claimed that the premises are exempt from taxation as being the property of a corporation for charitable uses. In the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Coggeshall v. PeltonNew York Court of Chancery · 1823
- Doughten v. VandeverCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1875
- Griffith v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1848
- State v. GriffithCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1847
- Town of Hamden v. RiceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
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