People Ex Rel. Harrell v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Mr. ChiEF Justice Daily

delivered the opinion of the court:

Appellant, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, having previously paid its taxes in full, under protest, filed objections to an application of the collector of Clay County for a judgment against, and order for the sale of, lands returned delinquent for the nonpayment of taxes for the year 1949. Appellant now prosecutes this appeal from the judgment of the county court which overruled its objections.

The first objection charges that the item in the county-special highway tax levy, providing the lump sum of $15,000 “for the purpose of…