Morgan v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to tbe Supreme Court of tbe State of Louisiana. Tbis was an action by tbe State of Louisiana against Morgan, to recover certain taxes; The facts are stated- in the opinion of tbe court. The judgment below was in favor of the plaintiff. Tbe defendant thereupon sued out this writ of error. 1. Tbe legislature of Louisiana bad power to exempt the ' property from taxation; and tbe grant made in tbis case whs a' contract which was inviolable.
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Error to tbe Supreme Court of tbe State of Louisiana. Tbis was an action by tbe State of Louisiana against Morgan, to recover certain taxes; The facts are stated- in the opinion of tbe court. The judgment below was in favor of the plaintiff. Tbe defendant thereupon sued out this writ of error. 1. Tbe legislature of Louisiana bad power to exempt the ' property from taxation; and tbe grant made in tbis case whs a' contract which was inviolable. New Jersey v. Wilson, 7 Cranch, 164; Jefferson Bank v. Shelly, 1 Black, 536; Home of the Friendless v. Bouse, 8 Wall. 430,; Wilmington Railroad v. Reid,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
This is an action by the State of Louisiana to recover of the defendant taxes levied upon his property for the years 1870 and 1871., The defendant contends that tbe property was exempt from taxation in his hands, because it was thus exempt whilst held by the New Ch’leans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad Company, from whom it was acquired in part by purchase at a mortgage sale, and in part by purchase at a sheriff’s sale upon a money judgment. The facts upon which the defendant relies are substantially these: By an act passed in April, 1858, the legislature of Louisiana incorporated the…
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