LaPlante v. State ex rel. Goodman

This action was prosecuted against appellant in the name of the State on the relation of the prosecuting attorney, under section 8465 Burns 1894 (section 55, Acts 1891, p. 217), to recover a penalty on account of his making a false and fraudulent list or schedule of his taxable property. A trial by jury resulted in a finding in favor of the State and the penalty assessed by the jury was $1,500, and, over appellant’s motion for a new trial, judgment was rendered upon the verdict.

The complaint, among other things, charges that appellant failed and refused to give a true list of his personal…