Gowland v. City of New Orleans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nicholls, C. J.

The plaintiff alleged himself to be the owner of certain described property in the Oity of New Orleans. That the city had recorded or charged up against said property certain taxes, tax liens, privileges, mortgages, and adjudications, for the years 1877 to 1879, inclusive, all of which were illegal, null and void for the following reasons, to-wit:

Eirst — That no notice was ever served on petitioner, or his authors,, of the intended sale of this property for taxes.

Second — That the taxes, adjudications and assessments, whereon they were…