WHELAN v. RILEY

No. 14306.

205 F.2d 513 (1953)

WHELAN et al. v. RILEY, Assessor and Collector of Taxes.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Taylor, Marshall, Tex., Morton Taylor, Sinton, Tex., for appellant.

C. M. Turlington, Marshall, Tex., Shirley W. Peters, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before HOLMES, BORAH, and RIVES, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by two individuals against an assessor and collector of taxes of Harrison County, Texas, complaining about the plan of tax assessment, conducted by the defendant during his long and uninterrupted tenure of the office held by him, which plan, among other things, is alleged to be in violation of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. No federal jurisdiction is asserted on the ground of diversity of citizenship...

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