Wellman v. City of Burr Oak

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

G. R. and Clifford B. Wellman instituted this action in the district court of Jewell county against the city of Burr Oak and county officers of Jewell county to restrain and enjoin them from assessing, extending and collecting city taxes for the years 1925 and 1926 against a certain forty-acre tract owned by them, lying immediately south of the city limits, as claimed by the plaintiffs. The county officers filed an answer disclaiming interest, and the issues are between the plaintiffs and the city. The trial court heard all the…