Slutts v. Dana
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wapello District Court.— Hon. Robert Sloan, Judge. Action to enjoin and restrain defendant treasurer from collecting a tax upon plaintiff’s property in the city of Ottumwa to pay certain bonds issued by Wapello county, and to enjoin the defendant board of supervisors from levying, or attempting to levy, any taxes upon the taxable property within the city of Ottumwa to pay either the interest or the principal of said bonds.
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Appeal from Wapello District Court.— Hon. Robert Sloan, Judge. Action to enjoin and restrain defendant treasurer from collecting a tax upon plaintiff’s property in the city of Ottumwa to pay certain bonds issued by Wapello county, and to enjoin the defendant board of supervisors from levying, or attempting to levy, any taxes upon the taxable property within the city of Ottumwa to pay either the interest or the principal of said bonds. The case was tried to the court, resulting in a decree for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSiierwin, J.
This is an action by a taxpayer in the city of Ottumwa, originally brought on his own behalf, but afterwards converted, into an action on behalf of all citizens or taxpayers of the city of Ottumwa similarly situated, to restrain defendant county treasurer from collecting what is called a “ bond tax ” levied by defendant board of supervisors of Wapello county upon all the property in said county for the purpose of paying certain county bonds held by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wis., and to restrain defendant board of supervisors, its successors in office, from…
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