Legal Opinion
Barker v. State Ex Rel. Napoleon
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1935No. 4149PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRICE, Justice.
Relator applied for an alternative writ of mandamus against the respondents to compel the levy and collection of a tax to pay a judgment based upon a tort, in favor of relator against the city of Santa Fé. An alternative writ was issued by the district court to which an answer was filed admitting the facts alleged, but denying that there was legal authority for issuing a peremptory writ of mandamus alleging: “That the City of Santa Fe, through its City Council has the discretionary power to levy taxes for general purposes up to a limitation of five (5) mills on the dollar of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- City of Chicago v. SextonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Lewis v. WidberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Little v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1894
- City of Long Beach v. LisenbyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
- Conner v. City of NevadaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Barker v. City of Santa FeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1943
- In Re Atchison, T. S.F. Ry. Co.'s Taxes in Eddy CountyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
- City of Santa Fe v. First Nat. Bank in RatonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
- Crist v. Town of GallupNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1947
- State Ex Rel. Martin v. HarrisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1941
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