Commonwealth v. City of Louisville
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Chancery Branch, Second Division). Samuel B. Kirby, Judge. Judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Barker.
Affirming.
This action involves the question whether the wharf property of the city of Louisville, Ky., is subject to taxation for state and county purposes. The wharf property is a strip of land, of varying width, in the city of Louisville, bordering on the Ohio river. It is owned in its entirety by the municipality, and a part *846of it is paved and used for wharf purposes. A large part of it, however, has not been paved, and is not used as a public highway or for the landing of boats 'and shipping of goods and passengers by river transportation. This latter…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roberts v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- City of Louisville v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1864
- City of Owensboro v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
- City of Covington v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
- Commonwealth v. City of CovingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Inland Waterways Co. v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- City of Paducah v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Illinois Cent. Ry. Co. v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- City of Paducah v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. OatesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944