Howard v. Warren

Candler, Justice.

On November 15, 1949, J. V. Warren, W. C. Wells, J. W. Godfrey, H. O. Kicklighter, and Henry Baggs, as citizens and taxpayers, instituted an equitable suit against J. C. Howard, C. H. Baxter, H. H. Howard, R. B. Smiley, and D. W. Davis, as members of the Board of Roads and Revenues for Long County, and Z. A. Smith, as Tax Collector of said county. Their petition, as amended, sought to enjoin the collection of a tax levied for county purposes, “To pay expenses, county’s part, Forest Fire Protection, under acts of the Legislature, for the year 1949, four (4) mills.” On…