Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad v. Stiles
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham-Railroad Company, plaintiff in error herein (hereinafter called the Railroad Company), filed its complaint,in the City Court of Birmingham, Alabama, against James P. Stiles, Probate Judge of Jefferson County, Alabama, whereby it sought to recover sundry sums of money, aggregating $2,434.40, paid to Stiles by virtue of the provisions of § 12 of an act of the Alabama Legislature, entitled “An Act to further provide for the revenues of the State of Alabama.” By this act it is provided that corporations organized under the laws of Alabama shall pay an annual…
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