Missouri Pacific Rld. Co. v. Board of County Comm'rs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This was an action to recover taxes paid under protest. From an adverse judgment plaintiff has appealed.

In 1949, pursuant to the passage of chapter 385, Laws of 1949 (now appearing as G. S. 1949, 72-5715), Osage county levied ad valorem taxes for that year upon the property owned by appellant situated and located within the county. Appellant paid the taxes so levied under protest and then commenced this action, claiming that the act in question is unconstitutional and void in that it contravenes section 17 of article 2 of the state…