Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Marion County
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM MARION. Appeal from tire Chancery Court of Marion Connty. —Thos. M. McConnell, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
The hill in this case -was filed for several purposes, hut- nothing now remains except the question whether the sum of $927.27, taxes paid for the year 1904, under a special assessment for the support of the paupers of the county, can be recovered. The question turns upon whether the payment was a voluntary one. The chancellor held adversely to the complainant, and dismissed the hill as to the tax referred to. From this decree the complainant has appealed and assigned errors.
It is not denied by the county that the assessment Avas illegal. It interposes, hoAvever, the two defenses that the…
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