Mustard v. Hoppess

This was an action by the appellees, taxpayers of Anderson to wnship, in Madison county, against the appellants, the treasurer and auditor of that county, to enjoin the collection" of a tax levied on -the taxable property of that township by the board of commissioners of the county, to aid in the construction of the Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railroad. The action was commenced in Madison county, but the venue was changed to Henry.

The complaint set out at length the various proceedings under which the tax was levied, and then proceeded to state twenty-five distinct and specific grounds or…