Pierce County v. Merrill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reaves, J.

Suit in equity by respondents to restrain removal from the county of Pierce of certain personal property on which the county claimed a lien for taxes for the year 1896. Taxes for the years 1893, 1894 and 1895 are also due, for which taxes the county had a lien. The defendants were non-residents of the state and the defendant Rose was about to remove from the state goods on which the county claimed a lien for the taxes of the year 1896, be*177fore the same became due. The court enjoined the removal of the goods and appointed a keeper or receiver…