Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad v. Dennis
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE LOUISIANA. The original' suit was brought by the sheriff, and ex officio collector of taxes, of the parish of Madison in the State .of Louisiana, to recover the amount of taxes assessed, under general laws of the State, in 1877 and 1878 to' the Vicksburg,Shreveport and Texas Railroad Company, and in 1880 to the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad Company, upon thirty-four miles of railroad, with fixtures and appurtenances, in…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE LOUISIANA. The original' suit was brought by the sheriff, and ex officio collector of taxes, of the parish of Madison in the State .of Louisiana, to recover the amount of taxes assessed, under general laws of the State, in 1877 and 1878 to' the Vicksburg,Shreveport and Texas Railroad Company, and in 1880 to the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad Company, upon thirty-four miles of railroad, with fixtures and appurtenances, in that parish. The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad Company was incorporated on April 28, 1853, by a statute of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
After stating the facts as above reported, he continued:
In determining whether a statute of a State impairs the obligation of a contract, this court doubtless must decide for itself the existence and effect of the original contract (although in the form of a statute) as well as whether its obligation has been impaired. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Palmes, 109 U. S. 244, 256, 257, and cases cited; Wright v. Nagle, 101 U. S. 791, 794. But the construction given by the Supreme Court of Louisiana to the contract relied on in the present case accords not only with its own decision in the…
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