Wason v. Major
Colorado Court of Appeals
Appeal from the District Court of Chaffee County.
1Opinion of the CourtWilson, J.
The county of Mineral was created hy an act of the legislature which was approved March 27,1898. Plaintiff was the owner of certain lands embraced within the limits of the new county, and formerly belonging to the county of Rio Grande. The authorities of the new county assessed these lands and also other property of plaintiff, and levied a tax thereon for the year 1893. Plaintiff sought to enjoin the collection of this tax, claiming that it was illegal for several reasons: First, that the county of Mineral was never lawfully formed or created by such pretended act, because of a defective…
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