Railroad v. Harris
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal from Chancery Court of Knox County. H. B. Lindsay, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
The State, through James A. Harris, Comptroller of the Treasury, demanded of the Knoxville & Ohio Railroad Company privilege taxes for the years' 1893, 1894, 1895, and 1896, in all $4,820. Controverting its liability for these taxes, the railroad company, pursuant to the statute in relation' to disputed revenue claimed by the State (Code, M. & V., §§ 926-928; Shannon, §§ 1059-1061), paid them under protest, and within thirty days from the time of payment brought this action to recover from the State the sum so paid. The suit was commenced in the Chancery Court of Knox County against the…
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