Culbertson v. Board of Commissioners

In March, 1873, the appellant presented his petition to the board of commissioners of Floyd county, the appellee, under the provisions of an act entitled “an act requiring county commissioners to perform certain duties in relation to the refunding of taxes wrongfully assessed and collected,” approved March 2d, 1853. 1 G. & H. 110. The objects of the petition were to obtain the refunding of certain taxes, assessed against the appellant, for the year 1871, and paid for him without his knowledge or consent, and also to obtain, the abatement of certain other taxes assessed against him for the…