Legal Opinion

Wells, Fargo & Co. v. Nevada

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 23, 1918No. 40PublishedCited by 47 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE .STATE OP NEVADA. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanteb

This was an action to enforce a tax levied in Humboldt ■ County, Nevada, against the express company. Several objections were interposed, some presenting local and others federal questions, but all were overruled and payment of the tax directed. 38 Nevada, 505. This writ of error was allowed prior to the Act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, 39 Stat. 726.

The federal questions are all that we can consider, and they are: Whether the tax was laid on the privilege or act of engaging in interstate commerce, whether the tax proceedings were without due process of law, and whether they otherwise were…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Adams Express Co. v. Ohio State AuditorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  4. Adams Express Co. v. Ohio State AuditorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  5. Winona & St. Peter Land Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  2. Miller Brothers Co. v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Bragg v. WeaverSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. Ott v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949

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