Legal Opinion

Merchants' Nat. Bank of Richmond v. Richmond

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 6, 1921No. 240PublishedCited by 71 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP VIRGINIA. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney

The court of' last resort .of Virginia sustained a tax assessed by the City of Richmond in the year 1915, -in form against plaintiff in error, a national banking association, in substance and effect against its shareholders, overruling a contention' based upon the Constitution and laws of the United States.! • To review.’its judgment a Writ of’error has been sued out and allowed* and application has been madé also for the allowance of a writ of certiorari. . The proceeding originated in \the' Hustings u Court of the City, of Richmond with a petition filed by -the Bank against the City to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mercantile Bank v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Amoskeag Savings Bank v. PurdySupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. First National Bank of Wellington v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  4. Boyer v. BoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Evansville Bank v. BrittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882

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3Cited by71 opinions

  1. Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Sterling v. ConstantinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Norton Co. v. Department of Revenue of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  4. First Agricultural National Bank of Berkshire County v. State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. First National Bank of Hartford v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1927

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