Mason v. Board of Review, Madison County

This appeal is from the judgment of the trial court reducing the assessed value of plaintiff’s property as established by the Board of Review of Madison County, Iowa.

To ascertain property values in the county for taxation in 1957, the county employed the Doane Agricultural Service of' St. Louis, Missouri, to make an appraisal of property in the county. This was done. The county assessor checked their figures, established the values and computed the assessed value. On objection by plaintiff to the Board of Review, plaintiff’s valuation was reduced by 10%. On plaintiff’s appeal to the district…