Legal Opinion
Inhabitants of Embden v. Lisherness
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 22, 1897PublishedCited by 5 opinions
On Repobt. Tbe case appears in tbe opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
Action of debt, brought under § 175, c. 6, R. S., to recover $207, the amount of tax assessed upon defendant’s real estate for the year 1889.
It is admitted tbat tbe tax was legally assessed and has never been paid; tbat at tbe December term of tbis court for tbe county of Somerset, an action of debt was tried, in wbicb Stillman A. Walker, collector of taxes for tbe plaintiff town, was plaintiff, and against this same defendant; that tbe suit was brought by tbe collector under § 141, c. 6, R. S., to recover the same tax.
Tbe plea in that action was tbe general issue. Tbe jury returned a general…
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