Brown v. Nash

Almand, Justice.

The judgment under review is one sustaining a general demurrer to a petition seeking a writ of mandamus absolute and for a declaratory judgment.

In substance the petition alleged: that petitioner was the owner of certain real property in DeKalb County, having purchased .the same from Francis W. Taillard on September 1, 1959. At the time of the purchase, the property had been assessed for taxes for the year 1959, and the amount of the State and county taxes assessed against the real property was $207.42; that Taillard had filed one return listing the real and personal property,…