Lonsdale Co. v. Cyrus Taft, Town Treas

This is an action of the case in assumpsit to recover the amount of a tax paid under protest by the plaintiff to the collector of taxes of the town of Cumberland and by him paid over to the defendant as treasurer of said town.

On June 13th, 1900, the electors of said town of Cumberland qualified to vote on a proposition to impose a tax assembled in a meeting, notification and warning of which meeting had been given to the electors, as being the annual town meeting of said town. The legality of this meeting is now questioned by the defendant. At this meeting the said electors passed the…