Legal Opinion
State v. Hernando Insurance Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County. W. D. Beard, Ch.
1Opinion of the Court
Geo. Gillham, Sp. J.
These cases involve the same questions, and may be decided together.
The first is a bill filed by the State of Tennessee and the County of Shelby against the Hernando Insurance Company eb al., to collect State and County taxes for the years 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1891, with interest, attorney’s fees, etc., upon the capital stock of the defendant corporation, or, in the alternative, upon the shares of stock in the hands of the shareholders.
The second is a similar bill against the Bluff City Insurance Company, to collect State and County taxes, with interest, attorney’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Tennessee v. Union & Planters' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Farrington v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Tennessee v. WhitworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Bank v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
3Cited by3 opinions
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