Northern Central Railway Co. v. Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. ■■ The Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Company was chartered by an act of the legislature of Maryland in 182?, with authority to construct a railroad from the city of Baltimore to the Susquehanna River. The charter contained a provision de-. daring that the “ shares of the capital stock of the company should be deemed and considered personal estate, and should be exempt from the imposition of any tax or burden.”
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. ■■ The Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Company was chartered by an act of the legislature of Maryland in 182?, with authority to construct a railroad from the city of Baltimore to the Susquehanna River. The charter contained a provision de-. daring that the “ shares of the capital stock of the company should be deemed and considered personal estate, and should be exempt from the imposition of any tax or burden.” It was conceded by both parties in the discussion, at bar that the effect of this provision, as interpreted by the settled…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
In order to confine the controversy arising on this record to the propositions upon which its decision must really rest, to eliminate the questions discussed at bar, which are either irrelevant or so effectually foreclosed by prior decisions of this court as to be no longer open to controversy, the following propositions are stated:
Where a contract is claimed to arise from a- state law and it is held below that a subsequent statute has repealed the alleged contract and effect is thereby given to the subsequent law, the mere question whether the alleged contract has been repealed by the…
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- Morgan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railway Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Citizens' Savings Bank of Owensboro v. OwensboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- State v. Northern Central Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- District of Columbia v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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