City of Richmond v. Merchants National Bank
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court of city of ' Richmond, on a motion to correct an erroneous assessment. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Whittle, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case originated in the hustings court with a petition by the Merchants National Bank of Richmond against the city of Richmond, to correct an alleged' erroneous assessment for the year 1915, directly against the bank upon its capital stock, surplus and undivided profits, less the assessed value of its real estate and other deductions allowed by law, instead of being levied and assessed against the shareholders of the stock of the bank upon the value of their shares ascertained as the law prescribes. Moreover, complaint was made that the…
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