State v. Sadler
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the State of Nevada, Eureka county. A. L. Fitzgerald, District Judge. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Appeal from the District Court of the State of Nevada, Eureka county. A. L. Fitzgerald, District Judge. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. By the portion of the answer stricken out the issue was properly raised as to whether an equalization had ever been made; and hence that issue should have remained as made by the pleadings, and the other parts of the answer were improperly stricken out, for the reason that the same constitute a full, valid and legal defense to plaintiff’s cause of action. (Hillard on Taxation, Secs. 43-4 and 80 ; Cooley on Taxation, 157-8; Merrill v.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Hawley, 0. J.:
This is an action to recover delinquent state and county taxes.
1. Appellants claim that the court erred in striking out certain portions of their answer, alleging that the assessment was fraudulently and illegally made, in this: that it was not equal in valuation with that of other property similarly situated and of the same value; that it was assessed “ in an amount greatly in excess of that authorized by law, to-wit: its true cash value; ” that the assessment was arbitrary, as appellant Sadler never signed, swore to, or made any return of his property; that he…
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