Horgan v. Taylor

This is an action brought by Partick H. Horgan, of the city of Newport, against John M. Taylor, city treasurer of said city, to recover the sum of $957.82 % paid by him for taxes covering the years of 1906 and 1907, together with interest thereon to the date of the writ, making a total of $1,023.28.

The plaintiff alleges that the assessments for the two years mentioned were irregular, improper, and illegal for the reason that no specified time was fixed for the taxpayers to appear before the assessors and present an account of their ratable property after the day fixed upon as the day for the…