Legal Opinion

Graves v. Texas Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 18, 1936No. 727Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

298 U.S. 393 (1936)

GRAVES, GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA, ET AL.

v.

TEXAS COMPANY.

No. 727.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued April 2, 3, 1936.

Decided May 18, 1936.

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA.

Mr. Frontis H. Moore, Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, and Mr. Richard T. Rives, with whom Mr. Albert A. Carmichael, Attorney General, was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. John S. Coleman for appellee.

2Opinion of the Court · ButlerJustice Butler

Appellee brought this suit against appellants, officers of the State of Alabama, to restrain the collection under statutes of that State of taxes in…

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3Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  2. Metcalf & Eddy v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Panhandle Oil Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. KnoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Dawson v. Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
  5. Di Giovanni v. Camden Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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