Trammell v. Faught

Acker, Presiding Judge.

Appellant leased from the State certain school lands for terms of six and ten years under the law approved April 12, 1883. Gen. Laws 18th Leg., p. 85. Taxes to the amount of $542.88 were assessed against appellant for these lands, and appellee, as collector of taxes for Scurry County, was proceeding to collect these taxes by sale of appellant’s personal property when he was restrained byinjunction sued out in this case. The taxes were assessed upon the value of the freehold estate, as if appellant was the absolute owner of the lands, instead of upon the leasehold estate.