Casey v. Briant
Supreme Court of Alabama
This, being one of several qui tarn actions, was brought by Canny before a Justice of tho Peace of Marion county, to recover of Briant, the tax collector of that county, the sura of twenty dollars, in each case, for not administering an oath to persons rendering in their list of taxable property.
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This, being one of several qui tarn actions, was brought by Canny before a Justice of tho Peace of Marion county, to recover of Briant, the tax collector of that county, the sura of twenty dollars, in each case, for not administering an oath to persons rendering in their list of taxable property. On the trial before the Justice judgment was rendered against the defendant in eight of the cases, who failing to appeal, afterwards took up the cases by certiorari to the County Court. A motion was made in the County Court to dismiss the certiorari, which being overruled, the cases were, by…
1Opinion of the Court
White. J.
This, together with nine other cases, were commenced before a Justice of the Peace of Marion county, by John Casey, the plaintiff in error, who *54sued as well for himself as the State, to recover of John Briant, the tax collector, twenty dollars in each case, a forfeiture for failing to administer the oath prescribed by ’statute to persons rendering a list of their taxable property. Judgments were rendered, against the defendant in eight of the cases; he failed to appeal and afterwards removed them by certio-rari, into the County Court. There was one petition', and but one writ, by…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Walker v. KilbornCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1971
- Wright v. GraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1852
- Bramlett v. GriffinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Ex parte SneddenAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953