Lick v. Austin

By the Court,

Rhodes, J.:

These actions were brought against the Tax Collector to enjoin the sale of certain real estate for the non-payment of *594taxes. It is alleged in the complaints that the real estate, when it was assessed, was subject to certain mortgages; that the Assessor was duly informed of that fact, but that he assessed the real estate without regard to, or making any deduction on account of, the mortgages; that applications were made to the Board of Equalization to reduce the assessment in each case, on account of the mortgages, but the applications were refused; and that in each…