Tennessee v. Union & Planters' Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. The first case was a bill in equity, filed January 26, 1893, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee, by the State of Tennessee, and the county of Shelby in that State, against the Union and Planters’ Bank of Memphis, a corporation organized under the laws of Tennessee, and having its place of business at Memphis in Shelby county, and against S.…
Read the full summary
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. The first case was a bill in equity, filed January 26, 1893, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee, by the State of Tennessee, and the county of Shelby in that State, against the Union and Planters’ Bank of Memphis, a corporation organized under the laws of Tennessee, and having its place of business at Memphis in Shelby county, and against S. P. Bead and W. A. Williamson, citizens of the State of Tennessee, to recover taxes alleged to be due to •the State and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
We find it unnecessary to consider other objections to the maintenance of these three bills, or of any of them, because we are clearly of opinion that each suit is not one arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States, of which the Circuit Court of the United, States has jurisdiction, either original, or by removal from a 'state court, under the act of March 3, 1887, c. 373, as corrected by the act of August 13, 1888, c. 866. 25 Stat. 434.
*459The Third Article of the Constitution, said Chief Justice Marshall, “ enables the judicial department to receive jurisdiction to the full…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brown v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Martin's Administrator v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by410 opinions
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
405 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.