Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1881

McDaniel v. Tebbetts

McDaniel v. Tebbetts
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Decided June 5, 1881 · Clark, Blodgett
60 N.H. 497

McDaniel v. Tebbetts

Opinion of the Court

Clark, J.

Assessors of taxes are not liable for errors of judgment, unintentional mistakes, irregularities, or illegalities in the assessment. In cases of erroneous assessment and overvaluation, the tax-payer has an adequate remedy by appeal, in the form of a petition for abatement. Edes v. Boardman, 58 N. H. 580, 596; Odiorne v. Rand, 59 N. H. 504.

Exceptions overruled.

Blodgett, J., did not sit: the others concurred.

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