Edmonson v. City of Galveston
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. A. P. McCormick. Suit by the city of Galveston, brought February 4, 1876, against Louis E. Edmonson, to recover $234.95, and interest thereon at ten per cent, per annum, from November 1, 1874, alleged to be due the city as ad valorem taxes for the year 1874; to establish against certain lots in the city of Galveston, liens alleged to exist upon them by virtue of an assessment of taxes alleged to have been made thereon as the…
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Error from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. A. P. McCormick. Suit by the city of Galveston, brought February 4, 1876, against Louis E. Edmonson, to recover $234.95, and interest thereon at ten per cent, per annum, from November 1, 1874, alleged to be due the city as ad valorem taxes for the year 1874; to establish against certain lots in the city of Galveston, liens alleged to exist upon them by virtue of an assessment of taxes alleged to have been made thereon as the property of Edmonson, for the year 1874, and to foreclose alleged liens by a sale of the lots under judgment. Plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Chief Justice.
It appears from the record that this suit was brought by the city of Galveston against L. E. Edmonson for the recovery of two hundred and thirty-five dollars and seventy-five cents, the aggregate amount assessed against him as city taxes for the year 1874, on at least three separate lots or parcels of land, and for a capita and hospital tax, with interest thereon at the rate of ten per cent, from the first of November, 1874, until paid. On the trial the court gave a personal judgment against Edmonson for the amount thus claimed, and that the same was a lien upon the three…
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