Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Missouri Ex Rel. Gottlieb
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The defendant in error is the tax collector of.Jackson County, Mo., and brought this action against the plaintiff in error in the Circuit Court of that county for the sura of $1027.22, the taxes assessed against plaintiff in error for the year 1899, apportioned to Jackson County.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The defendant in error is the tax collector of.Jackson County, Mo., and brought this action against the plaintiff in error in the Circuit Court of that county for the sura of $1027.22, the taxes assessed against plaintiff in error for the year 1899, apportioned to Jackson County. The answer of the plaintiff in error alleged illegality in the taxes upon two groundsFirst, that the taxes were levied upon the franchis.e of the plaintiff in error, derived from the United States under certain acts of the Congress; second, that the state board of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
1. On the question of fact, if it be such, as to what constituted the item' “ of other property at $856,400.56,” -in the assessment by the board of equalization, the trial court and the Supreme Court of the; State, are riot in accord. The trial court found the “ fact to.be from the evidence that in'valuation ‘ of other property ’ of defendant, .the' state board took into consideration the franchise of defendant company.” It is apparent from the court’s opinion that by franchise the court meant the rights and privileges obtained by the plaintiff in error under the act of Congress of July 24,…
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