Wells v. Whittaker

The appellant, John Wells, and 47 others, taxpayers of the town of Roanoke, Woodford county, filed their bill in equity in the Circuit Court of that county, against appellees, praying for an injunction against them to restrain them from collecting from complainants certain illegal taxes as claimed by them.

It appears from the bill and evidence, that John W.Page and others were complainants in a bill in the Woodford county Circuit Court, brought against the treasurer, county and circuit clerks, county judge and the board of supervisors of the county, to prevent them from moving their offices…