State Ex Rel. Hughes v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

These are separate causes, were separately tried, and separately appealed, but were here argued together. We dispose of both in this opinion.

January 22, 1942, the collector of Audrain County filed suit (our No. 38,800) to recover from defendant (appellant) special road district taxes alleged to be due in 1941, and aggregating $233.66, and belonging, if valid, to six separate special road districts, and levied by the commissioners of the respective districts. The levies ranged from 10 to 20 cents on the $100 valuation. In addition to the taxes, delinquent penalty, collector's commission, and…