Jewell v. Board of Trustees
Supreme Court of Iowa
''Appeal from Buchanan District Court. — Hon. Franklliit C. Platt, Judge. Appeal from an assessment of plaintiff’s personal property for taxation for tKe'year 1898. The trial court reversed’ the action of the defendant board, which confirmed an assessment against plaintiff of the entire value of certain sheep purchased by him in October, 1897, and defendant appeals,.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
In October of the year 1897, plaintiff purchased 550 head of sheep in Van Burén county, with a-view to feeding and selling the same on the Chicago market. Shortly after his purchase, the sheep were brought to Sumner township, Buchanan county, and there fed and fitted for-the market. They were kept in this township until after tlmfirst day of January, 1898, and were by the assessor assessed' *48to plaintiff at $777. Plaintiff appeared before the defendant board and asked that the assessment be reduced to $362, that being the value of the proportionate number of sheep that he had on hand during…
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