Huntington v. Palmer

Sawyer, G. J.

This is a bill in equity brought by a stockholder of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, on behalf of himself and all other stockholders who shall come in and contribute to the expense of the suit against the corporation and the tax collector of Alameda county, to enjoin the collection of a state and county tax, as being illegal and unconstitutional on various grounds, and as such utterly and in toto void. The defendant Palmer demurs to the bill for want of equity. The bill contains the usual allegations of such bills brought by stockholders, but it fails to allege the payment…