DAWSON v. CHILDS

No. 80-1402.

665 F.2d 705 (1982)

John L. DAWSON, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John CHILDS, Assessor-Collector of Taxes for Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, Texas, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

January 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry J. Voegtle, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Charles Bowling, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

John L. Dawson, Sr., pro se.

John L. Dawson, Jr., pro se.

Townes Loring Dawson, Hyattsville, Md., Susan Sleater, Dept. of Justice Civil Div., Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before BROWN, WISDOM and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

John L. Dawson, Sr. and John L. Dawson, Jr. brought this action against John Childs, Assessor-Collector of Taxes for Dallas County, Texas and other taxing authorities in Dallas County (hereinafter Dallas) and against the United States. They challenged the assessment and levy of taxes upon certain property they owned and sought to enjoin the enforcement of tax liens upon their property. Second, pursuant to a contract with the United States...

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