State ex rel. Tadlock v. Mooneyham
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court of Jasper County. — Hon. Grant Emerson, Judge. (1) The prosecuting attorney has no authority, on his own initiative as in this case, to maintain this proceeding. It will be noted that all of the cases heretofore cited have invariably been instituted in the name of or at the relation of a taxpayer as such.
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Appeal from Circuit Court of Jasper County. — Hon. Grant Emerson, Judge. (1) The prosecuting attorney has no authority, on his own initiative as in this case, to maintain this proceeding. It will be noted that all of the cases heretofore cited have invariably been instituted in the name of or at the relation of a taxpayer as such. The county court is a cjourt of record and its judgments, when acting within the scope of its general authority, are entitled to the same weight and verity as those of any other court of record, and cannot be attacked or impeached in a collateral proceeding such as…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, P. J.
The county court of Jasper county by an order of record employed Robert A. Mooneyham as a tax ferret to ferret out property concealed or omitted *578from assessment and furnish lists of same to the proper officers so that such property could be assessed and taxes thereon collected. Mr. Mooneyham performed his part of the contract and as a result of his efforts a large amount of property that had been escaping taxes was added to- the assessment in the county and the revenues largely increased thereby. Under the contract between the county court and Mr. Mooneyham, he would have been entitled to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State ex rel. Harris v. HerrmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882
- Stack v. General Baking Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- Dunne v. Kansas City Cable Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- State ex rel. Missouri Mutual Life Insurance v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- State ex inf. Crow v. EvansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. MurphySupreme Court of Missouri · 1941
- Bank of Belton v. State Banking BoardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Hellman v. St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- State Ex Rel. Board of County Commissioners v. BruceMontana Supreme Court · 1937
- Laird v. Williams & ChastainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
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