State Ex Rel. Mahaffey v. Batson

In this original proceeding in mandamus, the relators seek to compel the respondent, the Assessor of Taylor County, to enter upon the land books of said county for the purposes of taxation, and extend taxes on the valuation thereof, two certain parcels of real estate situate in said county. The two tracts of land involved were formerly owned by Hecla Coal Coke Company, a corporation, and were conveyed by it to the relator Mahaffey, by deed dated December 30, 1941, and recorded on that day. On the basis of that deed and its recordation, relators claim that upon the demand or request of…