Foy v. Board of County Commissioners

Citations

• 69 Kan. 206
• 76 P. 859
• 1904 Kan. LEXIS 235

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Taxation—Liability of Mortgagor of Personal Property for Taxes. Section 4250, General Statutes of 1901, providing that “in the absence of stipulations to the contrary, the mortgagee of •personal property shall have the legal title thereto, and the right of possession,” wheré the chattel mortgage contains no stipulation as to the legal title of the property, will not relieve the mortgagor from liability for the payment of taxes assessed against the property in his nafne, the mortgagee having taken possession under the chattel mortgage prior to March 1.</p>