Rowe v. Blakeslee
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was an action of trespass, brought by Zerah Blakeslee against Hiram Rowe, the object of which was, to recover of the defendant the sum of 75 cents, a tax paid by the plaintiff to the defendant, as the collector of taxes for the NorthWest school district in the town and society of East-Haven, by virtue of a warrant directed to the defendant, for the purpose of collecting such tax.
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IN ERROR. This was an action of trespass, brought by Zerah Blakeslee against Hiram Rowe, the object of which was, to recover of the defendant the sum of 75 cents, a tax paid by the plaintiff to the defendant, as the collector of taxes for the NorthWest school district in the town and society of East-Haven, by virtue of a warrant directed to the defendant, for the purpose of collecting such tax. The cause was tried before the county court of New-Haven county, November term, 1835. The plaintiff claimed, that the tax had been illegally assessed upon him, by said school district, which, previous…
1Opinion of the CourtBissell, J.
Two questions have been raised and discussed upon this writ of error.
1. Are the lands, upon which the tax was laid, within the limits of the school district imposing the tax? And if so,
2. Was the tax lawfully imposed, the plaintiff being an inhabitant of North-Haven, and never having resided within the district ?
1. Are the lands within the limits of the district ?
It is admitted, that they were so until the year 1800; and whether, during that year, they were annexed to the Western district in North-Haven, depends upon the effect which is to be given to certain votes, passed by the school…
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