Commissioners of Pawnee County v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Rld.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Error from Pawnee District Court. At the December Term, 1877, of the district cour-t, the defendant in error (plaintiff below) had judgment against the Commissioners of Pawnee County, who bring the ease here on error. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé railroad company against the county commissioners of Pawnee county, to recover back certain taxes paid by the-railroad company to the county treasurer of said county. The railroad company alleged in its petition that said taxes were illegal, and that it paid them under protest, and to prevent the county treasurer from issuing tax warrants for their collection. It is claimed that said taxes were illegal because they were levied (as is alleged in the petition) as follows: “ 2J…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hays v. HillSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1863
3Cited by1 opinion
- Salthouse v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924