Legal Opinion

Henderson Bridge Co. v. Kentucky

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 15, 1897No. 462PublishedCited by 84 opinions

ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee

This was an action brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky against the Henderson Bridge Company to recover the sum of $3675.91, taxes levied against that company on an assessment made of its intangible- property by the Kentucky Board of Yaluation and Assessment for the year 1893.

The Henderson Bridge Company is a corporation created by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the purpose of erecting and operating a railroad bridge, with its approaches, over the Ohio River between the city of Henderson, in Kentucky, and the Indiana shore.

The record does not show that it was also incorporated under any…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  2. Adams Express Co. v. Ohio State AuditorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Philadelphia & Southern Steamship Co. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  4. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  5. California v. Central Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1888

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