Commissioners v. Dobbins
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Erie county. Daniel Dobbins against the Commissioners of Erie county. Special verdict. The plaintiff is, and has been for the last eight years, an officer of the United States, to wit, captain in the United States revenue cutter service, and ever since his appointment has been in service, in command of the United States revenue cutter Erie, on the Erie station.
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ERROR to the common pleas of Erie county. Daniel Dobbins against the Commissioners of Erie county. Special verdict. The plaintiff is, and has been for the last eight years, an officer of the United States, to wit, captain in the United States revenue cutter service, and ever since his appointment has been in service, in command of the United States revenue cutter Erie, on the Erie station. He has been rated and assessed with county taxes for the last three years, to wit, 1835, 1836, 1837, as such officer of the United States, for his office as such, valued at 500 dollars; which taxes, so…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Huston, J.
The case stated presents that the defendant here and plaintiff below had been assessed and paid the taxes in question for the last eight years. That the said D. Dobbins has been, for the said eight years, an officer of the United States, viz. captain of the revenue cutter Erie, on the Erie station. It does not state that his home and residence were at Erie in Erie county, but that was admitted in the argument; that he was rated and assessed with county taxes, as such officer of the United States, for his office, valued at 500 dollars per…
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- City of Philadelphia v. CookeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1858
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