Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-31
An Important Salt.

A PERSONAL TAX CASE IN
Yesterday afternoon there was fled on the
law side Of the Supreme Court of the Districv
of Columbia, a case under the title of "Na-
tional Metropolitan Bank VS.. John F. Cook
Collector ID. c." which is of considerable im-
pOrtaDce, and may be regarded as a test case
The declaration IN the case sets forth that on
the 9Th of September the defendant wrong
fully and iiDjuriOusly seized ard distrained
OF the goods and chattels of the plaintiff, one
safe OF the value OF 5000 for certain taxes
s., 5921s-preten6ed To be ia arrear and due
the District of Columbia. With the declara-
ton there rs a case stated, with the pleadilgS
all perfected. The case stated sets forth that
defendant is a banking association with a
capital of s5O0,OO0. of which $40, is9 Fl only is
uninvested; that notice and schedule for the
amount alleged To be due as personal tax was
served On plaintiff August 2h, 1876. and re-
turn was made on the 9TH OF Sep enber with
the protest; that the assessors subsequently
assessed the capital stock AT its cash value,
and after deductiDg the value OF the real es-
tate.a take - 592 IS was assessed aud levied
and none Of the shares were assessed against
The individual owners. subsequently notice
was served on plaintiff and dema I'd made
which amoun! the plaintiff refused TO pay
and against the protest Of said bank the de-
fendsnt distrained. u is submitted u the
court TO say whether the bank l. liable for tue
tax, and II the court IS CT opinion that it is
judi nIent is 10 be given defend ant, bu; If 9th
erwise for pisintih, and IL il further s;ipu-
lated " al either party may sue out writ 81
error 10 the supreme Court of the United
States. Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson appears for
plaintiff and Mr. Birney for defendant
AN INSANE WIFE's BILL FOR DIVORCE
Mr.. +. b. Hay has, FOR Harriet kdmoasCon
nv her next friend, Mary T.. Wills, filed a
bill for divorce from bed and hoard with
Decius w Edmonsion, for suppOrraud right
OF dover The petition states that they We're
m3lried June l., ISi6, at 5l3 Massachusetts
sveLue, by Rev. Ir Butler, OF the Memorial
Lit thersn church; that they lived happily
together M TIL April, 1877 when, by the iuter-
terence Of the daughter OF defendant and her
husband, their repeated tale bearing and
abuse, the defendant was prejudicci against
her, and exeried such an influence on the
grandchlld OF defendant as To cause him fire.
quently To abuse his step grandmother and
To finally throw at and strike her, and she
was finally led TO have him arrested for as
sault; that by the continued hsrrassing OF
The defendant and his family her IN ind was
impaired. and showing signs of insanity she
was, on April 10th last. removed 10 the in
same asylum; that defendant broke up
house Keeping and went 10 live with his mar
rled daughter In Georgetown; that com
Plainant was, on June 30th, pronounced
fully restored - mind and health, aud was
brought 10 her former home, aud defendant
was Eotined OF her recovery, but would have
nothing 20 do with her, and told those In
chsI &c of her To take her back, refusing her
adm ittance TO the house aud shutting the
door in her face, and that the shock caused
by this Ill treat ment caused a relapse in her
former condition. and she was gain sent to
The asylum, but the defendant refuses 10 pay
for ner care or TO hold any commuuicai on
with her.