Sparks v. State Ex Rel. Saltillo Independent School Dist.

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the Saltillo independent school district against the appellant for taxes due the district for the year 1927. While a number of defenses were pleaded, that mainly relied on is that appellant's property had been assessed at too high a valuation as compared to other taxable property situated in that school district. It was alleged that the trustees entered into a conspiracy to fix upon appellant's property a greater valuation than that placed upon other property of the same kind. In answer to special issues the jury found that the valuation placed upon…