Carter v. Rodewald

This was a bill in chancery to restrain the-collectors of taxes of certain counties from taking any steps for the purpose of charging the capital stock tax for the year 1873, assessed against the Cairo and Yineennes Bailroad Company upon the road-bed, right of way, railroad track and real estate of said railroad company, and to enjoin the receivers of said company from paying such tax. The defendants failing to make answer to the bill, a decyee pro confesso was entered against them, in accordance with the prayer of the bill. The collectors of taxes sued out this writ of error.

The first error…