Given v. Wright
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF-THE STATE OF HEW JERSEY. This was a writ of error directed to the. Supreme Court of New Jersey to review a judgment rendered by the Court of Errors and Appeals of that State, affirming a judgment of the-Supreme Court, and remitted thereto.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF-THE STATE OF HEW JERSEY. This was a writ of error directed to the. Supreme Court of New Jersey to review a judgment rendered by the Court of Errors and Appeals of that State, affirming a judgment of the-Supreme Court, and remitted thereto. The case arose upon a certiorari issued in the name of the State, on- the relation of certain tax-payers of the township of Shamong, in the county of Burlington, directed to Henry Wright, collector of said township, for the purpose of examining the legality of a certain assessment of taxes, for the year 1876.' The ta.xes…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
It appears from the record of the case of New Jersey v. Wilson, preserved in our files, that the act of 1796, authorizing the lands to be leased out, was not brought to the attention of this court. Whether, if it had been, it would have affected the judgment of this court is uncertain. It probably would not have done so; and we must assume it to be res juclioaia that in 1805 (when the case of New Jersey v. Wilson arose), the lands remained exempt from taxation in the hands of - the purchasers.
We do not feel disposed to question the decision in- New Jersey v. Wilson. It has been referred to…
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