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Woolley v. City of Louisville

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 21, 1903PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Case 62 — Action by City of Louisville against R. W. Wooley ani> Others to Recover Taxes. — Jan. 21. APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendants Appeals.

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Case 62 — Action by City of Louisville against R. W. Wooley ani> Others to Recover Taxes. — Jan. 21. APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendants Appeals. There being no brief in the record by appellee, and those filed by appellant being so voluminous, containing hundreds of' pages, and not classified and authorities cited under the appropriate heading as required by rule 16 of the court of appeals, the reporter has deemed it best not to undertake to classify appellant’s briefs, especially as the points relied on are set out in the opinion of…

1Opinion of the Court

*560Opinion of the court by

JUDGE HOBSON

— Affirming.

Mary J. Woolley, owned a number of lots in the city of Louisville, and these actions were instituted to enforce the lien of the city for taxes on the property for the years 1885-1900, inclusive. She died on February 2, 1897, leaving surviving her, her husband and two daughters, who are the appellants herein. The first suit (No. 3,140) was filed May 20, 1888, on the taxes for the years 1885-88, inclusive. On June 18, 1888, the defendants filed a demurrer to the petition, and no further steps appear to have been taken until August 19, 1891, when…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Commonwealth ex rel. Marion CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1890
  2. Farson, Leach & Co. v. Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
  3. Day & Congleton Lumber Co. v. Stadler & Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
  4. City of Louisville v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1894
  5. Board of Councilmen v. Deposit Bank of FrankfortCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Jones v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Klein v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  3. Board of Trustees of Policemen's Pension Fund v. SchuppCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. Bingham's Administrator v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  5. Davie's v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916

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