State Ex Rel. v. Mo. State L. Ins. Co.

This is a suit for the collection of a preliminary uniform tax levied by the County Court of Dunklin County against lands of defendant, described in plaintiff's petition (and other lands) lying in Drainage District No. 41, Dunklin county. The case was decided below against defendant on a demurrer to plaintiff's petition and is here on appeal from the judgment overruling defendant's said demurrer. It therefore becomes necessary to set out the petition which, caption omitted, reads, in part, as follows:

"The State of Missouri, who sues in this behalf, at the relation and to the use of A.L.…