Legal Opinion
Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Coleman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 1928No. 70PublishedCited by 386 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
The plaintiff in error, a Kentucky corporation, executed a deed of trust of property in that State to secure bonds amounting in the aggregate to $150,000,000, of which $18,805,000 were issued, bearing date November 1, 1922, and maturing November 1, 1952. The deed was presented to the clerk of the Jefferson county court for record and payment made of the lawful recording fee required by the state statute, but the clerk refused to record the deed unless plaintiff in error paid to him a tax of 20$ on each $100 of the $18,805,000, as required by § 4019a-9 of the Kentucky statutes, Carroll’s…
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