Legal Opinion
Baker v. Druesedow
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 12, 1923No. 12PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This suit was brought in'a state court of Texas by the receivers of a Texas corporation, the International & Great Northern Railway, against the taxing authorities for Harris County. It seeks to enjoin the collection of the tax assessed for the year 1915 upon the so-called intangible property of the company within that county. The trial court denied the relief prayed; and, on defendants’ cross action and a plea in reconvention, entered judgment against the plaintiffs for the amount of the tax. The Coúrt of Civil Appeals reversed this…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Greene v. Louisville & Interurban RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Adams Express Co. v. Ohio State AuditorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Kentucky Railroad Tax CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Miller Brothers Co. v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- State v. WhittenburgTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- City of Arlington v. CannonTexas Supreme Court · 1954
- Whelan v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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