Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad v. MacKey
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. This was a suit brought in the District Court by the present appellants to avoid and enjoin enforcement of a special street improvement tax. The appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of'Appeals reversing a judgment in their favor.
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APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. This was a suit brought in the District Court by the present appellants to avoid and enjoin enforcement of a special street improvement tax. The appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of'Appeals reversing a judgment in their favor. The facts are stated in the opinion, post, 534. The purpose of the acts of Congress_was not alone to provide transportation, but both acts have as their principal object the development of the coal laiids belonging to the Indians, and to this end the purchasers of the property and franchises…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beandeis
This suit was brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company to have declared void a special assessment for street improvement made against part of its right of way and station grounds in the City of Holdenville, Oklahoma, and to enjoin the taking of any proceedings to enforce the same. The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad Company, the lessor, was joined as plaintiff. The defendants are the county treasurer, the city, and holders of bonds issued to pay for the improvement. The street improved, called…
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