Barker v. Board of Commissioners

Opinion by

Simpson, C.:

This is an action brought under § 253 of the code by the plaintiff, Thomas J. Barker, against the county commissioners, clerk and treasurer of Wyandotte county, to enjoin the collection of certain taxes and special assessments levied upon plaintiff’s land by pretended authority of chapter 214 of the Laws of 1887, being an act entitled “An act providing for the improvement of county roads.” The facts, as disclosed by the pleadings, evidence, and findings, are substantially as follows: The plaintiff, Thomas J. Barker, is the owner of a tract of land situated in the suburbs…