Fuller v. Payne
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J-, Greenwood. Action by Aurie H. Fuller against F. Graham Payne, treasurer of Greenwood county, on the following complaint: I. “That the plaintiff is a resident of the city of Greenwood, in the State and county aforesaid, but was, at the times hereinafter stated, also- residing' a part of each year at her home near Pickens Courthouse, S. C., and paying her taxes to the treasurer of Pickens county on her property inherited before her marriage, and that the…
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Before Prince, J-, Greenwood. Action by Aurie H. Fuller against F. Graham Payne, treasurer of Greenwood county, on the following complaint: I. “That the plaintiff is a resident of the city of Greenwood, in the State and county aforesaid, but was, at the times hereinafter stated, also- residing' a part of each year at her home near Pickens Courthouse, S. C., and paying her taxes to the treasurer of Pickens county on her property inherited before her marriage, and that the defendant, F. Graham Payne, is the county treasurer of Greenwood county. II. “That on or about the-day of March, 1912, the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, in that it did not allege that the plaintiff’s property was assesssed for taxation, at more than its true value; not that she was required to pay taxes on her property, assessed upon an excessive valuation.
The action herein was instituted under the provisions of section 461, Code of Laws, 1912, which provides that any person paying taxes under protest “may at any time within…
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