Eyerly v. Jasper County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Court. AotioN to recover taxes paid by plaintiff and his assignors, which were voted by the electors of the township (of which the plaintiff and his assignors were tax-payers) to aid in the construction of a railroad. They were subsequently declared illegal and void by a decree of the circuit court, which was affirmed in this court.
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Appeal from Jasper District Court. AotioN to recover taxes paid by plaintiff and his assignors, which were voted by the electors of the township (of which the plaintiff and his assignors were tax-payers) to aid in the construction of a railroad. They were subsequently declared illegal and void by a decree of the circuit court, which was affirmed in this court. See Manning v. Mathews, 66 Iowa, 675. The cause was submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts, and judgment rendered for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. The following facts are shown by a stipulation filed in the case: The electors of Newton township,. Jasper county, voted a 3 per centum tax to aid in the construction of the New Sharon, Coal Valley & Eastern Railroad. The taxes were levied by the supervisors, and plaintiff and his assignors paid the sums assessed against their property. The tax was subsequently declared illegal and void by a decision of this court. Manning v. Mathews, 66 Iowa, 675. The taxes were paid by the tax-payers, or many of them; some paying to the treasurer of the county and *150others to the railroad company. Much of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Manning v. MathewsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
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