Leaf Hotel Corp. v. City of Hattiesburg

This is an appeal by the Leaf Hotel Corporation from a judgment of the circuit court of Forrest county fixing the value of its property for taxation in the city of Hattiesburg. The hotel corporation being dissatisfied with the assessment as fixed by the mayor and commissioners of the city appealed therefrom to the circuit court; there the cause was tried before judge and jury resulting in a verdict fixing the various items of property owned by appellant, subject to taxation, upon which verdict a judgment was accordingly rendered. The judgment ascertained and fixed the amount of taxes due,…