Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Ingham. (Gridley, J.) Bill for injunction. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCoolsey, C. J.
The purpose of this suit is to determine the basis for the taxation of the complainant in this State for the year 1880. It has been argued in this Court as a question of statutory construction merely, and as such we shall consider it. The following are the material facts which raise the question.
Previous to October 21, 1864, the Peninsula Railroad Company was operating a line of railroad in the Upper Peninsula of the State of Michigan, having been organized for that purpose under the general act for the incorporation of railroads, approved February 12, 1855. Sess. L. 1855, p. 153; Comp. L.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Railroad Company v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Muller v. DowsSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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