Phillips v. Freas

This is an action brought by John Phillips in the district court of Osage county against the sheriff and county treasurer to enjoin the sale of personal property under a tax warrant issued by the county treasurer of that county. The trial court denied the injunction.

The evidence discloses the following facts: Plaintiff was the owner of a filling station in the city of Pawhuska; he failed to list it for taxes for the years 1925 and 1926. It was listed for the year 1925 by his father and in the year 1926 by the county assessor. Plaintiff testified that his father had no-authority to list the…