People ex rel. Woods v. Green

The collector of Edgar county applied to the county court of that county, at the June term, 1913, for judgment against the lands of James A. Green, appellee, for taxes alleged to be delinquent. Green filed objections, which were sustained. The People have prosecuted an appeal to this court from the order of the county court refusing judgment.

The taxes involved were levied for purpose of constructing hard roads in the town of Embarrass and for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued to raise funds to build hard roads. The objections raised the question of authority in the…