McDougal v. Mudge
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas; Jacob Trieber, Judge. Bill for injunction by Henry U. Mudge and Jacob M. Dickinson, receivers of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, against J. F. McDougal, Sheriff and Tax Collector of St. Francis County, State of Arkansas. From an order granting a temporary injunction (222 Fed. 562), defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company sued the tax collector of St. Francis county, Ark., to enjoin the collection of the taxes of 1914 against its railroad property because of an unequal, discriminating valuation. Receivers subsequently appointed were substituted as plaintiffs. A temporary injunction was granted, and the tax collector appealed.
Under the statutes of Arkansas the property of railroad companies and certain other corporations is assessed by the state tax commission, and the ascertained valuation is apportioned among the various counties and…
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