Bayha v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of Kansas
1. Equity: jurisdiction of, to cancel special tax bills: adequate remedy at law. Equity will entertain jurisdiction of a bill to declare void and cancel certain special tax bills issued against certain lots of the plaintiff for their share of the cost of the construction of a certain district sewer. Such bills, though void, being an apparent lien on the land and thereby clouding plaintiff’s title, furnish ample ground for the interposition of equitable relief.
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1. Equity: jurisdiction of, to cancel special tax bills: adequate remedy at law. Equity will entertain jurisdiction of a bill to declare void and cancel certain special tax bills issued against certain lots of the plaintiff for their share of the cost of the construction of a certain district sewer. Such bills, though void, being an apparent lien on the land and thereby clouding plaintiff’s title, furnish ample ground for the interposition of equitable relief. Appeal from, the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. J. H. Sloven, Judge. (1) After hearing this case tried on its merits on the issues made…
1Per curiam
— This was a suit in equity begun in the circuit court of Jackson county, the object of which was to have certain special tax bills declared void and cancelled. The plaintiff is the owner of certain lots of ground in Kansas City. The tax bills were issued in favor of the defendant, Taylor, against' the plaintiff as the owner of the lots for their share of the cost of the construction of a certain district sewer.
The tax bills were held by the other defendant to which Taylor had assigned them as collateral security.
The circuit court after hearing the cause on its merits dismissed the petition,…
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