State Ex Rel Pettigrew v. Tax Comm.

The relator has obtained an alternative writ of mandamus requiring the defendant to certify that he is entitled to a refund of property taxes or to show cause to the contrary. The defendant has demurred to the writ. The demurrer raises a substantial question of law dealing with the right of an honorably discharged veteran to a tax exemption of $1000 upon real property which he purchased between the date of assessment of the property and the date when the tax became due and payable.

Although the relator has not raised the point the court feels that a demurrer is not a proper pleading to an…