W. T. Waggoner Estate v. Electra Independent School Dist.

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This suit is brought by Electra Independent School District against the W. T. Wag-goner Estate to recover taxes, with penalties and interest, for the years 1933 to 1938, inclusive. Trial before a jury resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiff for all amounts sued for, from which defendant appeals.

During the years involved, said Estate owned twenty-five or more tracts of land within the school district, several of which were producing oil. Each year the Estate rendered its properties for taxation, and each year tendered payment of the taxes based upon its renditions.…