Veith v. City of New Orleans

The plaintiff, a purchaser from the State in May, 1904, of certain real estate sold by the Auditor under Sec. 3 of Act 80 of 1888, seeks to annul a tax sale to the City and to cancel as prescribed all of the privileges for City taxes from 1870 to 1901, both inclusive.

There was judgment annulling the tax sale to the City and cancelling all privileges securing City taxes from 1870 to 1883 both inclusive, and maintaining the tax privileges from 1884 to 1904, both inclusive.

From this judgment the plaintiff alone has appealed.

The City invokes the maxim contra non valentem agere non currit…