Pearson Drainage District v. Erhardt

This is an action in three counts which was brought by Pearson Drainage District in its corporate name to recover delinquent taxes aggregating $833.62 which had been assessed for the years 1933, 1934, and 1935 against a certain tract of land within the district owned by one John Erhardt. Judgment was also prayed for the statutory penalty, costs of suit, and a reasonable attorneys' fee to be fixed by the court. Pending the action Erhardt conveyed the land to one Tom Devine, who was thereupon substituted as the party defendant.

Originating in the Circuit Court of Howard County, the case was sent…