Wilson v. Mayor of New-York
New York Court of Common Pleas
This action was brought to restrain the collection of a tax imposed, illegally, as was contended, upon the plaintiff. The-facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodbuff, J.
The complaint in this action is addressed to this court as a court of equity, and prays a perpetual injunction to restrain the collection of a tax for the year 1850, imposed upon the defendant as the owner of personal property within the city and county of New-York, for the collection of which a warrant has been issued by the defendant, Hart, as Beceiver of Taxes for the city and county of New-York, directed to the defendant, Jenkins, a constable; in pursuance *5of which, the latter has distrained certain property of the defendant, and is proceeding to sell the same for the collection of such…
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