State ex rel. Broughton v. Oliver

This case was certified to this court by the Springfield Court of Appeals on the ground that it involved the construction of the revenue laws of the State. The applicable clause of the Constitution conferring appellate jurisdiction upon this court reads: “in cases involving the construction of the revenue laws of this State.”

The relator is the collector of New Madrid County. By his suit he seeks to enforce a lien upon lands owned by defendant for certain special benefit assessments directed by the county court of that county to be charged against such land to meet the bonded obligation of…