Ward, Sheriff v. Wentz
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 85. — ACTION BY JOHN C. WENTZ AND OTHERS AGAINST M. S. WARD, SHERIFF OF HARLAN COUNTY TO ENJOIN THE COLLECTION OF TAXES —AND ACTION BY THE COMMONWEALTH FOR USE, &C. AGAINST WENTZ AND OTHERS TO HAVE LANDS ASSESSED AS OMITTED PROPERTY.— Appeal from Harlan Circuit Court. M. J. Moss, Circuit Judge. From judgments in favor of Wentz and otters the other parties appeal — AUTHORITIES. I. Petition defective, description.
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CASE 85. — ACTION BY JOHN C. WENTZ AND OTHERS AGAINST M. S. WARD, SHERIFF OF HARLAN COUNTY TO ENJOIN THE COLLECTION OF TAXES —AND ACTION BY THE COMMONWEALTH FOR USE, &C. AGAINST WENTZ AND OTHERS TO HAVE LANDS ASSESSED AS OMITTED PROPERTY.— Appeal from Harlan Circuit Court. M. J. Moss, Circuit Judge. From judgments in favor of Wentz and otters the other parties appeal — AUTHORITIES. I. Petition defective, description. (Chambers v. Adair, 62 S. W., 1128; Acts of 1506, p. 101, sec. 16.) 2. Does not show equity. (Bell’s Trustee v. City of Lexington, 85 S. W., 1081; City of Louisville v.Board of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Wm. Rogers Clay, Commissioner —
Affirming.
These two eases are so related that the decision of one involves the decision of the other, and they will therefore he considered together. John S. and Mary D. Wentz, who are residents of Philadelphia, *707Pa., are the owners of a large boundary of land consisting of 12,893 acres, located in Harlan county, Ky. This land was assessed by the assessor of Harlan county in the year of 1906 for taxation purposes for the year 1907 at $64,465. The assessment was evidently based upon a letter written to the county cleric by C. F. Blanton,…
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