Roberts v. County of Adams

The plaintiff presented an account to the board of county commissioners of Adams county for money paid by him for the purchase of lands for taxes at private tax sale, the land not being liable to taxation. The county commissioners rejected, the claim. The plaintiff then appealed to the district court. On the trial of the cause the court found for the defendant and dismissed the action.

There are 49 counts in the petition, which, except in date, description of land, and amount, are substantially alike. The following is a copy of the 1st count:

“That on the 1st day of April, 1879, the county…