Legal Opinion

Vaux v. North St. Lucie River Drainage District

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 12, 1939PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam. —

This appeal is from a decree dismissing a bill of complaint seeking to recover a portion of the drainage taxes ¡paid by appellant to appellee for the year 1934. It appears that the taxes were legally assessed, were due, and were-voluntarily paid, but the theory on which recovery is sought is that after appellant paid- his’taxes-, appellee made material reduction on the taxes of other taxpayers in the district.

Appellant had a right to require other taxpayers to pay on the same basis that he did, but there is no authority to recover a tax legally assessed and paid when due, there…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. City of Orlando v. GillSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
  2. Johnson v. AtkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1902

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Roger N. Rosier v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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