Yazoo Delta Lumber Co. v. Eastland
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal, from the chancery court of Sunflower county. Hon. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Suit by the Yazoo Delta Lumber Company against D. M. Eastland, From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. First, this testimony of Weissinger, is competent.
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Appeal, from the chancery court of Sunflower county. Hon. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Suit by the Yazoo Delta Lumber Company against D. M. Eastland, From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. First, this testimony of Weissinger, is competent. It. explains the manner in which the assessment of the lands of the county was made in 1906. It does not impeach or tend to impeach his official acts but simply explains how the assessment was made. See Brothers v. Beck, 75 Miss. 486, in which case this court held Dan McCaully, the tax…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Appellant’s land was sold by the tax collector for the nonpayment of the taxes assessed thereon. The assessment roll and the order of the board of supervisors approving same appears to be regular and in accordance with the statute. Upon the trial evidence was introduced *564to show that the assessor, pursuant to an agreement between him and the board of supervisors, assessed all the lands in the county at the uniform value of $10 per acre for cleared.lands and $3 per acre for woodland, without reference to the location or actual value of the land.
There is but a single question in the case: Can…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Horne v. GreenMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- Moores v. ThomasMississippi Supreme Court · 1909
- Brooks v. SheltonMississippi Supreme Court · 1872
- North v. CulpepperMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
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