13 Mass. 493 | Mass. | 1816
There is no question, that the property of minors, personabas well as real, is liable to be assessed in the public taxes. The tax acts, from year to year, make no exception of this kind. Indeed, such an exception would be highly unreasonable, since many of the first estates in the country are, at one time or another, the property of minors.
It is also apparent, from an examination of the tax acts, passed from time to time, that such taxes are to be set to the guardian per sonally.
We see nothing in the conduct of the defendants in this case, but what they had a right, and, indeed, were bound by the duty of their office, to do. The plaintiff must, therefore, be called.
Plaintiff nonsuit
So by Rev. Stal. c. 7, § 10 (fourth clause). — Ed.]