Case ID: dc_3/html/0432-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

H. Hunt v. R. Smith.
    A vendor of a city lot in August, is not liable to the vendee for taxes for that year, not assessed until November, and not payable until the first of January following.
    The plaintiff purchased city lots of the defendant in August, 1827, and afterwards was obliged to pay the city taxes for the year 1827. These taxes were not assessed until November, 1827, and were not payable until the 1st of January, 1828.
    This suit was brought to recover the amount of those taxes from the defendant, the vendor; but
   The Court (Theuston, J., absent,) decided that he was not liable. Non-pros.