State v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.

EIDSON, Associate Justice.

The statement of the nature and results of the suit contained in appellant’s brief, which is conceded by appellee to be correct, is as follows:

“This suit was instituted by the county attorney of Franklin County upon a back assessment compiled under article 5120a, Batts Civil Statutes, to recover delinquent taxes for the years 1888 to 1901, inclusive, upon about one-quarter of a mile of the roadbed of appellee, situated in Franklin County.

“The petition alleged, in substance, that since the year 1888, the appellee has had 11.29 miles of roadbed extending across…