Cottle v. Union Pac. R.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Wyoming; John A. Riner, Judge. Suit in equity by the Union Pacific Railroad Company against Thomas Cottle, Treasurer of Sweetwater County, Wyo., and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The Union Pacific Railroad extends through Sweetwater county, Wyo., and the company owns a large amount of land in that county. The entire levy upon its property in the county for 1909 was $70,813.64. Of this it paid $62,576.48, and brought this suit against the county treasurer andl ex officio county collector and the board of county commissioners to perpetually enjoin the collection of the balance of $8,237.16. A decree was rendered for the company and the treasurer, collector, and the board of county commissioners appeal. The taxes sought to be enjoined are of two…
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