Barrow v. Davis
Supreme Court of Missouri
, Appeal from Fourth District Court. cited 13 Johns. 444; 7 Wend, 89; 16 Wend. 607 ; 1 Paige, 90 ; 1 Johns. Ch. 131; 1 Barb. Ch. 189 ; 4 Johns. Ch. 339, 556, and authorities cited; 3 Sandf. 463 ; 4 Paige, 399 ; 2 Paige, 509 ; 2 Seld. 147; 1 Paige, 333 ; 1 Johns. Ch. 28 ; 6 Paige, 83 ; 17 Johns. 388 ; 9 Mo. 273, 336; 13 Mo. 321; 22 Mo. 90 ; 23 Mo. 443 ; 24 Mo. 20. Respondent filed no brief.
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
Plaintiffs filed their bill in the Macon County Circuit Court, praying for an injunction to restrain Forbes, the collector of the revenue, from the collection of certain school taxes which they alleged were irregularly and fraudulently levied. The court dismissed the bill as containing no equity, and its judgment was affirmed in the District Court.
In a case entirely similar in this court, it was said : “This is not a proper case for equitable relief. If the assessment be void, as alleged, it will not protect the officer, nor will a sale divest the *395plaintiff of his property. The wrong can be…
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