Legal Opinion
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Slate
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 8, 1932No. 41073PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtG-rimm, J.
The plaintiff company operates a line of railway passing through Keokuk County, Iowa. The Board of Supervisors of that county included in the taxes for the year 1928, payable in 1929, a levy of 1.82 mills, designated as “County Emergency Levy.” This levy, as applied to the plaintiff’s property, produced a tax of $773.22.
On March 5, 1929, this court held the Act creating said emergency tax void, because of defects in the title. (C. R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Streepy, 207 Iowa 851). The Legislature of the State of Iowa was then in session, and by an Act approved March 27, 1929 (Chapter 396, Acts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. HoffmanTexas Supreme Court · 1918
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. StreepySupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. RosenbaumSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- Iowa Railroad Land v. Carroll CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1874
- Land and Cattle Co. v. Board, Tax CollectorTexas Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Tondre v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1941
- Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co. v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. BarkleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934