Whittle v. City of Hattiesburg
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Forest county. Hon. R. S. Hall, Judge. Proceedings by the mayor and board of commissioner's of the city of Hattiesburg, acting as a board of equalization increasing the assessment of property as made by assessor. From the order of such board, Mrs. D. M. Whittle appealed to the circuit court, where the order was affirmed, and from such order she again appeals.
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Appeal from circuit court of Forest county. Hon. R. S. Hall, Judge. Proceedings by the mayor and board of commissioner's of the city of Hattiesburg, acting as a board of equalization increasing the assessment of property as made by assessor. From the order of such board, Mrs. D. M. Whittle appealed to the circuit court, where the order was affirmed, and from such order she again appeals. The act authorizing the appeal contains this provision, an application of which will determine the propriety of the action of the lower court: “The controversy shall be tried anew in the circuit court at the…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
This is an appeal by Mrs. D. M. Whittle from a judgment of the circuit court of Forrest county affirming an order on appeal from the mayor and board of commissioners of the city of Hattiesburg acting as a board of equalization increasing the assessment of appellant’s property in said city as made by the assessor. Appellant’s property consisted of real estate in the city of Hattiesburg. It was assessed for municipal taxes at five thousand one hundred dollars. At the equalization meeting of the mayor and board of commissioners of the city held in September and October, 1922, for the purpose of…
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