DePauw Plate Glass Co. v. City of Alexandria

The appellant sued the appellee in two paragraphs of complaint. The first seeks to recover the amount collected by the city of Alexandria (appellee) as city taxes for the years 1893 and 1894, and the second to cancel and annul the taxes assessed by the appellee against the appellant’s property for the year 1895 and to enjoin the collection of the same.

The first paragraph of the answer admits facts in the complaint which show that the property of the appellant was not legally annexed to appellee, and therefore not subject to assessment for city taxes, but seeks to avoid liability on account of…