Crawford County Trust & Savings Bank v. Crawford County

These are suits to recover taxes alleged to have been assessed in violation of law upon the stock of stockholders in the several banks, the taxes being paid by said banks, as stated in the petitions, to avoid the accumulation of penalties and collection by distress and sale of the bank’s property.

The matters before ns for consideration are motions of appellees to dismiss the appeals on the ground that these cases are not within the jurisdiction of either the trial or appellate court, in that: (a) These are not controversies involving $3,000 exclusive of interest and costs; and (b) that the…