McCollum v. City of Richardson

The City of Richardson instituted this suit against E. W. McCollum, to collect delinquent taxes for the year 1937 and foreclose tax-lien on certain property located in said city owned by the defendant.

The City of Richardson is an incorporated city or town having a population of over five hundred and less than five thousand inhabitants, operating under a commission form of government. On February 1, 1937, the city passed an ordinance authorizing and directing the employment of a special attorney to collect all of its delinquent taxes for all years up to and including the year 1937, at a…