King v. Gwynn
Supreme Court of Florida
. This is a bill in equity brought by Walter Gwynn, Agent for the Trustees of the P. and G..Eailroad Company, against the appellant, tax-collector of the county of Columbia, alleging that complainant represents 17,516^- acres of land in said county belonging to said Trustees.
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. This is a bill in equity brought by Walter Gwynn, Agent for the Trustees of the P. and G..Eailroad Company, against the appellant, tax-collector of the county of Columbia, alleging that complainant represents 17,516^- acres of land in said county belonging to said Trustees. That said lands are not of a greater value than $1,379 12-100. That hp returned said lands for taxation as the law directs at that sum for the year 1869., That all the taxes due on said land for said year amounts to $18.16, but that the defendant demands. $192.68, ns taxes on.said jahd for said year; that th.e last…
1Opinion of the CourtRandall, C. J.
The complainant represents himself as the agent of the •owners of real estate upon which it is alleged a tax has been illegally assessed for the year 1869. He does not show or pretend that he has any interest whatever in the land, or in the subject-matter in controversy. Ve are not referred to, any rule of law or equity which authorizes a more agent,, having only the care and oversight of real estate," to maintain an action in his own name relating to such property. If taxes have been improperly assessed upon such lands, the owner or some person having an interest therein may have, such…
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