Litchfield v. Goodnow's Administrator
Supreme Court of the United States
This was a suit to recover taxes paid under circumstances which are set forth in Stryker v. Goodnow, ante, 527. The cause was argued with Stryker v. Goodnow. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
This suit was brought by Edward K. Goodnow, assignee of the Iowa Homestead Company, in his lifetime, against Grace H. Litchfield, in her lifetime, to recover the amount of taxes for the years 1864 to 1871, both inclusive, paid by the Homestead Company on certain tracts of Des Moines River lands held and owned by her, by and through conveyances from the Des Moines Navigation and Railroad Company. Fora general statement of the facts reference is made to Stryker v. Crane, ante, 527. The taxes were paid before the decree in Homestead Company v. Valley Railroad, 17 Wall. 153, and the assignment…
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