Shaw v. Watson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Claiborne; J. E. Reynolds, Judge. Action by G. T. Shaw against J. R. Watson, Tax Assessor, and others. Erom a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion
On Application for Rehearing.
By the WHOLE COURT. PER CURIAM.
The defendants, appellants, have asked for a rehearing on the main issue in this case and on the question of liability of the taxpayer for the tax collector’s attorney’s fee.
On the question of liability for the tax collector’s attorney’s fee, it is argued again, and with unusual ability, that section 16 of Act 140 of 1916, which deals only with suits *907for reduction of assessments, did not repeal the provisions in the second paragraph of section 56 of Act 170 of 1S98, referring to suits for cancellation of assessments.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Marston v. ElliottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. v. Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Standard Marine Ins. v. Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- New England Mut. Life Ins. v. Board of AssessorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908