Morrison v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. W. H. Hobnee, Judge. (1) The alleged statement of taxes by the county clerk of Wayne county, under and by virtue of which the sale of the engine in controversy took place, was illegal and void and conferred no authority upon the collector of said county to sell the said engine, and the admission of the same evidence by the court below was erroneous, (a) Because section 3 of the act of April 14, 1877, was not enacted in…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. W. H. Hobnee, Judge. (1) The alleged statement of taxes by the county clerk of Wayne county, under and by virtue of which the sale of the engine in controversy took place, was illegal and void and conferred no authority upon the collector of said county to sell the said engine, and the admission of the same evidence by the court below was erroneous, (a) Because section 3 of the act of April 14, 1877, was not enacted in accordance with section 34 of the fourth article of the constitution. Laws 1877, p. 362 ; Laws 1875, p. 124; Bridge Co. v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The plaint® recovered. a judgment against the.defendant, for five thousand dollars for converting, a locomotive engine, the property of the plaintiff, to its-.own'use, .and .the defendant appealed.
• The- record shows that on the seventh of December, 1877, the clerk of the county court of Wayne county made out and .delivered,to the collector of the county a statement of delinquent taxes due by the defendant for the years 1875 and 1876. By virtue of this statement the collector, levied upon and sold the engine at public vendue to the plaint® for two hundred dollars. The .sale was made on the…
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