Cox v. Hawkins

This is a bill in chancery filed by appellant against appellee, the county clerk of Douglas county, in the circuit court of said county, to enjoin the extension of the taxes upon an increased assessment made against the appellant by the board of review of said county. A demurrer was interposed to the bill and sustained, and a decree entered dismissing the same for want of equity, and an appeal has been prosecuted to this court.

The bill alleges that the assessor of the township in which the complainant resided called upon him for the purpose of assessing his property; that the complainant made…