Secor v. Singleton
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
Ill Equity. Citation against R. M. Thompson, J. E. Billups, W. W. Buford, and William Y. Wyne, to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
1. The motion to adjudge respondents guilty of contempt notwithstanding the return to the citation, like a demurrer, admits all the facts stated in the return. Complainants, as non-resident stockholders of the Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska Railway Company, on May 10,1882, obtainedaiina] decree against the then countyjudges of Scotland county and the comity collector, enjoining them and their successors in office “fromlevying or attempting to levy, collecting or in any manner attempting to collect, from or of the Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska Railway Company, any taxes whatever, state, county, school,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Hawley v. BennettNew York Court of Chancery · 1833
- Scotland County v. Missouri, Iowa & Nebraska Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Hull v. HarrisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1878
3Cited by6 opinions
- Angus M. MacNeil v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
- Dacus v. Johnston, GovernorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. McKelvey Hughes Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Castner v. Pocahontas Collieries Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Virginia · 1902
- Rowe v. General Motors Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
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