Town of Pleasanton v. Vance

The town of Pleasanton, a municipal corporation incorporated under the general laws, filed this suit against P. A.' Vance to recover delinquent taxes alleged in its petition to be due said town on real estate owned by him for the years 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920, in the total aggregate of $576.09, with certain penalties, costs, and attorneys’ fees, and to foreclose statutory lien on said property.

*90Vance made answer by general denial, and among other special answers alleged that his property was assessed at a value greatly in excess of its market or cash value, and at a much higher rate and…