County of Albemarle v. Massey

In this case the county of Albemarle sought, by. a suit in chancery, to collect from the defendants in error, delinquent taxes which had been assessed, allegedly, against them, on account of their ownership of a certain tract, of land in that county. There was a decree of reference to a commissioner to report among other things, the amount due on said land for taxes..

A carefully considered and comprehensive report was filed holding that, while the taxes claimed had not been paid, they had been improperly and illegally assessed, in that the land was not listed in the names of the several…