Hamilton v. Edmundson

THOMAS, Justice.

The assignments of error challenge the rendition of judgment for petitioner in awarding the writ of mandamus.

This suit arose in the circuit court on a petition for writ of mandamus, duly sworn to, reciting that Lacey Edmundson, the petitioner, on the 23d day of April, 1931, was appointed, qualified, and commissioned as deputy tax assessor, and as such he held office continuously until the 17th day of January, 1935; that under said appointment it was his duty to cause to be listed for taxation property which had escaped assessment and the tax had not been paid thereon; that…