American Lumber Co. v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Newton County; A. E. Davis, Judge. Action by the State against the American Lumber Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This suit was brought to recover state and county taxes delinquent for the years 1901 to 1905, inclusive, and assessed against the John Carlton survey in Newton county. Appellant, a nonresident corporation, the owner of the land, was made defendant. Defendant answered by general demurrer and by specially excepting to the petition on the ground that the assessment shown by the petition did not sufficiently describe the land assessed to fix a lien thereon. Defendant also denied generally the allegations of the petition and specially pleaded that there was no valid assessment of the land because…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State of Texas v. FarmerTexas Supreme Court · 1900
- Morgan v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1888
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