Show MURDOCK WINS JUDGE JOSHUA greenwoods GREEN WOODS DECISION REVERSED SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN FAVOR OF BF DEFENDANT IN CASE OF DF L LA A 8 L VS MORGAN RICHARDS in case of los angeles ad and fait it lake railroad company vs morgan morean richards as county treasurer of iron county state of utah in december 1916 the L A S L railroad co by its attorney dan T smith brought suit to prevent the collection by morgan merge richarda do county treasurer of lm iron county state slate of if utah of a county road to tax on the property of that company amounting to 2459 69 all other tax taxpayers p avers in the county had bad paid said tax without question but the railroad company sought bought t to avoid id pal paini meet ent and procured an ad injunction from the district court restraining the TrIni treasurer from col elect lect leatine 1 rig I same the ease case was suba tried before judge green we wood 0 d whose decision was waa in favor of I 1 the be railroad company district attorney 0 A murdock later moved for a new troll trail and argued his moti motion motions ont st length before judge morris morna who denied aade me the a case was a t then hen pealed appealed by mr M murdock or ock to the supreme court and word has just reached the county officials to the effect that the supreme court has reversed the decision of the lower court and ordered the railroad company to pay said eaid tax and the costs coats of the appeal mr murdock is to be congratulated for the splendid fight he be made in the interest of the county both in the lower court and before the supreme court and for the ruling in his favor by the supreme court because the legality of the tax was wall very questionable ss as was indicated by the decisions of the lower court on behalf of the tax payers of the county we feel to thank mr mur dock for his efforts |