Scoville v. Mattoon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover money paid by the plaintiffs to prevent tlie sale of their personal property upon a tax-warrant; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Litchfield County, and heard before Warner, J. The defense was that the tax was legally due and that the levy was lawfully made by the defendant, Mattoon, as tax collector; the plaintiffs denying their liability to the tax. The court found the facts and rendered judgment for the plaintiffs.
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Action to recover money paid by the plaintiffs to prevent tlie sale of their personal property upon a tax-warrant; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Litchfield County, and heard before Warner, J. The defense was that the tax was legally due and that the levy was lawfully made by the defendant, Mattoon, as tax collector; the plaintiffs denying their liability to the tax. The court found the facts and rendered judgment for the plaintiffs. The defendants appealed to this court. The case -is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeardsley, J.
The plaintiffs in this action seek to recover from the defendant, Mattoon, the amount paid by them to him as collector of taxes for the Center School District of Watertown, for taxes assessed against them by the district; and the single question in the case is, whether the plaintiffs were, on the 2d day of May, 1884, when the tax was laid, subject to taxation as members of the school district.
It is found that, on the 10th day of October, 1808, the school society of the town of Watertown voted—“that Captain John Foot, and whomsoever doth at this time or that shall at any future time occupy his…
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