Daniels v. Township of Watertown

This is an action in assumpsit brought to recover back money paid by the plaintiff to the township treasurer for taxes' claimed to have been illegally assessed against plaintiff for the year 1879. The declaration was upon the common counts, with a bill of particulars specify*377ing that the action was brought to recover $66.72, and interest at seven per cent, from January 1, 1880, received of plaintiff, claimed to be taxes assessed and collected of plaintiff for the year 1879. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The cause was tried before the court without a jury, who made a special finding…