Union Trust Co. v. Weber

The allegations of the bill, admitted by the demurrer, raise a number of questions, a portion of which have been settled by former decisions of this court, and will not be again discussed. We shall, however, consider some of the questions, passing over some of those we regard as being without force.

It is urged that the railroad and all of its appurtenances belonged to Payson & Co., who had contracted to build the road, when the property was assessed for taxation against the railroad company, and that the company could, under no circumstances, be liable for the taxes; - that it was, therefore,…