Rankin v. City of Chariton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lucas District Court. — Hon. F. M. Hunter, Judge. Action to require defendants to levy a tax for the payment of a certain judgment against the city of Chariton resulted in an order as' prayed without prejudice to the maintenance of a suit to set aside or correct said judgment because of illegal warrants having been included therein.-
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
I. This is an action to compel defendants to levy a tax out of which to pay a judgment of $13,488.76 and costs recovered against the city of Chariton, September 1, 1908. The defenses interposed were: (1) That the court was without jurisdiction to enter said judgment; and (2) that it was obtained through collusion and fraud. The evidence is without conflict save in minor details. The First National Bank of Chariton failed in October, 1907, and James H. Jami-son was appointed receiver. At that time it held a large number of warrants issued by the city of Chariton, and, of course, *267these passed…
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