American Refrigerator Transit Co. v. Hall
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. In March, 1896, the American Refrigerator Transit Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, filed, in the district court of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, against Frank Hall, treasurer of said county, a bill of complaint seeking to restrain the defendant from enforcing payment by the said transit company of certain taxes assessed upon refrigerator cars owned by the company, and used for…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. In March, 1896, the American Refrigerator Transit Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, filed, in the district court of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, against Frank Hall, treasurer of said county, a bill of complaint seeking to restrain the defendant from enforcing payment by the said transit company of certain taxes assessed upon refrigerator cars owned by the company, and used for the transportation of perishable freight over .various lines of railroad throughout the United States. The bill alleged…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
In this record we again meet the problem, so often presented, how to reconcile the rightful power of a State to tax •property within its borders with its duty to obey those provisions of the Federal Constitution which forbid the taking of property without due process of'law, and the imposition of burdens upon interstate commerce.
The frequency with which the question has arisen is evidence both of its importance and of its difficulty. The vast increase of commerce throughout the country, and the consequent necessary increase of the means whereby such commerce is carried on, have been the…
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