Smith v. Lyon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Replevin for a cow claimed to be unlawfully detained; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Fairfield County. Plea tlie general issue, with notice that the defendant held the property under the levy of a tax warrant. Facts found by a committee, and judgment rendered by the court (De Forest, J.,') for the defendant; and a motion in error by the plaintiff. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The plaintiff resided in the Byram school district in the town of Greenwich. In April, 1871, that district voted to levy a tax upon all property taxable therein, for the purpose of defraying the expense of making an addition to its school-house. In December, 1871, the rate-bill, with warrant annexed in due and legal form, was placed in the hands of the defendant as collector of the district for service. This rate-bill included an assessment amounting to $36.50 upon the property of Caroline Smith, wife of the plaintiff. On the 13th of March, 1872, the defendant, by virtue of the war-rant, made…
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