Board of Education of City of Ottawa v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action for the recovery of money representing interest collected upon taxes levied by the board of education of the city of Ottawa, which interest had accrued from the date when the property upon which the taxes were levied was advertised and sold and bid in by the treasurer of Franklin county, to the time when it was redeemed from sale. The defendants demurred to the petition on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. This demurrer was overruled, and defendants appeal.

The petition, after…