Page v. Claggett
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Petition, for habeas corpus. Transferred from the November term, 1900, of the supreme court- by Peaslee, J. The facts found by the court are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtRemick, J.
The collector of the town of Newport, for the years 1896, 1897, and 1898, in consideration of a sum of money guaranteed the town against loss on account of unpaid taxes. At the end of each year the collector settled with the town, and paid out of his private funds an amount equal to the taxes then outstanding; and the selectmen agreed with the collector that the warrants should continue in force until all the taxes were collected. Among the taxes' unpaid when these settlements were made were the plaintiff’s, and they were included in the amounts paid by the collector to the town, as above…
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