Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Young v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 8, 1903No. 14,702PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; Albert Campbell Allen, Judge. Application by the state, on the relation of William J. Young, for a rule to show cause why mandamus should not issue to John B. Sanders, sheriff. Writ granted, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, C. J.
On the 24th of November, 1902, relator wrote a letter to the defendant, the sheriff and ex officio tax collect- or of the parish of St. Mary, to the following-effect:
“Enclosed please find one dollar the amount of my poll tax for the year 1902. You will please deliver my receipt to the bearer and oblige yours truly. W. J. Young.”
This letter, with $1 bill, inclosed in an envelope addressed to the sheriff and tax collector, vyas handed by relator to P. C. Marsh, with instructions to deliver the same, and obtain in return the writer’s tax receipt for 1902.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- McCluskey v. FalkeThe Superior Court of New York City · 1866
3Cited by4 opinions
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