Shaw v. Watson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Claiborne; J. E. Reynolds, Judge. Action by G. T. Shaw against J. R. Watson, Tax Assessor, and others. Erom a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
This was originally an action to cancel an assessment of $5,998,830 on oil-producing lands, or, in the alternative, to reduce the assessment to $129,989. The assessment was for the taxes of 1921. The suit was founded upon the fact that the assessment or valuation of plaintiff’s land included the value of mineral rights belonging to other parties. Hence the primary demand for cancellation of the assessment was founded upon the contention that the valuation of the mineral rights of other persons with plaintiff’s interest in the land was so confused that the respective interests could not be…
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