People v. Latham

Citations

• 53 Cal. 386

Syllabus

<p>Construction or Statutes — Costs in Tax Suit. — Where an action was brought for less than ten dollars tax, under the Act of March 28tli, 1874, “levying a tax for State purposes for the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth fiscal years, and to provide for the enforcement thereof,” and final judgment was entered therein prior to the passage of the Act of March 15th, 1876, “ to regulate proceedings for the collection of taxes, and to prevent oppressive costs,” the defendant is not entitled to have the judgment satisfied or the action dismissed, on payment into Court of the amount sued for without costs.</p>