Silven v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

T. W. Silven, an owner of taxable property in Osage county, feeling aggrieved with the valuation placed upon it by the assessor, appealed to the board of equalization for a reduction, but the application was denied. From this decision he attempted to appeal to the district court. There a motion was made to dismiss the appeal, for the reason that the ■court had no jurisdiction of the subject-matter and was without authority to entertain the appeal. The *688district court dismissed the appeal, and error is predicated on that ruling.

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