Madison County v. City of Canton

The city of Canton presented a claim to the board of supervisors of Madison county for one-half of the ad valorem bridge taxes collected on property situated within the city of Canton. The board of supervisors allowed the tax for the year 1930, but disallowed the claim for the years 1928 and 1929. The city of Canton collected the allowance for the year 1930, and did not appeal from the order of the board of supervisors disallowing the claims for the years 1928 and 1929, but filed suit in the circuit court for the amount claimed for the years 1928 and 1929. ' . :|

The county pleaded res…