Doniphan Lumber Co. v. Cleburne County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Cleburne Circuit Court; Jno. I. Worthington, Judge; 1. The assessment was arbitrary and unfair, higher than other lands of the same quality in the neighborhood. 124 Ark. 569; 119 Id. 362; 127 Id. 349. 2. It was error to tax the costs against appellant. Act 234, Acts 1917. The .assessment was reduced and the costs should have been awarded against the county.
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Appeal from Cleburne Circuit Court; Jno. I. Worthington, Judge; 1. The assessment was arbitrary and unfair, higher than other lands of the same quality in the neighborhood. 124 Ark. 569; 119 Id. 362; 127 Id. 349. 2. It was error to tax the costs against appellant. Act 234, Acts 1917. The .assessment was reduced and the costs should have been awarded against the county. S. & H. Dig., § 787 lb. par. 810-811; 50 Ark. 416; 9 Wall. 655. 1. The testimony is not properly abstracted. The findings and judgment are sustained by the evidence and will not be disturbed. 90 Ark. 512; 96 Id. 606. Appellant…
1Opinion of the CourtHumpheeys, J.
On the 1st day of October, 1917, appellant filed a petition in the Cleburne County Court, which was the next succeeding term of court after the assessment and valuation of its property for purposes of taxation, under section 8, Act No. 234, Acts of 1917, seeking to reduce its assessment by the assessor and Boards of Assessment to a fair valuation in the following townships in said county: Center Post, Morgan, Francis, Clayton, Saline, Mountain, Pine and Eiver Bend, particularly describing each tract of land and the assessed value thereof. It was alleged in the petition that a good portion of…
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