Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Reed

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 14, 1905PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Case 54. — PROCEEDING BY THE COMMONWEALTH,THROUGH J. H. HARRISON, AUDITOR’S AGENT, FOR THE LISTING OF THE PROPERTY OF HENRY S. REED FOR TAXATION. Appeal from Payette Circuit Court. Watts Parker, Circuit Judge. ■Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. Sec. 4241, Ky.

Read the full summary

Case 54. — PROCEEDING BY THE COMMONWEALTH,THROUGH J. H. HARRISON, AUDITOR’S AGENT, FOR THE LISTING OF THE PROPERTY OF HENRY S. REED FOR TAXATION. Appeal from Payette Circuit Court. Watts Parker, Circuit Judge. ■Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. Sec. 4241, Ky. Stats., under which this proceeding was instituted in the county court, in reference to taking appeals from the judgment 'of the county court, read's as follows, to wit: “Prom so much of the order of the court deciding whether or not the property is liable to assessment, either party may appeal, as in other civil cases, except…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Chief Justice Hobson

Reversing.

On January 11, 1904, J. H. Harrison, Jr., as Auditor’s agent, filed witli clerk of tlie Fayette County “Court a statement charging that Henry S. Reed was the owner of personal property, consisting of money, notes, and bonds, and of household goods, fixtures and furniture, which he had failed to list for taxation with the assessor of Fayette county for the years named in the statement. The defendant appeared and demurred to the statement, and also filed a motion asking that the plaintiff be required to make the statement more specific, and without a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Sweigart's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
  2. Belknap v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WeissingerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
  2. Fall v. ReadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  3. Sevier's v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  4. Commonwealth ex rel. Alexander v. Mitchell, Cassell & BakerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API