Opinion

Protest of O'Hornett

  • 149 Okla. 160
  • 300 P. 377
  • 1931 OK 16
  • 1931 Okla. LEXIS 209
Court
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Filed
Jan 27, 1931
Status
Published
Author
Andrews
On the bench
Andrews, Riley, Hefner, Oullison, Swini-, Dall, Lester, Langley, Clark
Cited by
1 cases
Authority
More cited than 50.2%

The opinion

ANDREWS, J.

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Tax Review denying the protest of Carl J. O’Hornett et al. against alleged illegal and excessive tax levies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1928, made by the county excise board of Okmulgee county. Thei appeal involves a library! fund levy for the city of Henryetta made under the provisions of chapter 7, S. L. 1927, a cemetery levy for the city of Henryetta made under the provisions of chapter 8, S. L. 1927, and a sinking fund

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levy for the city of Henryetta. The Court of Tax Review rendered judgment in favor of the protestee, and the protestants appealed.

The parties herein have stipulated that the issues in this cause shall be submitted to this court for its consideration on the briefs filed in this court in the case of J. R. Jones, County Treasurer of Okmulgee County, v. Chas. Blaine, No. 20026, 149 Okla. 153 , 300 Pac. 369 .

Under the decision of this court in that cause, this day decided, the questioned library and sinking fund' levies are valid. The cemetery, levy is void. The judgment of the Court of Tax Review is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

RILEY, HEFNER, OULLISON, SWINi-» DALL, and 'McNEILL, J J., concur. LESTER, O. J., and LANGLEY, J., absent. CLARK, Y. C. J., dissents as to cemetery levy.

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