Legal Opinion
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. City of Parkersburg
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 13, 1925No. 305PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis
This suit was commenced in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia in 1894. The plaintiff is the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, alleged to be a Maryland corporation; the defendant is the City of Parkersburg, a West Virginia corporation. The relief sought was to enjoin the levying of taxes assessed upon certain railroad property. The federal jurisdiction was invoked solely on the ground of diversity of citizenship. A temporary injunction issued' upon the filing of the bill. In 1896, the case was heard upon demurrer to the bill and upon a. motion to dissolve the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Martin's Administrator v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Louisville Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Niles-Bement-Pond Co. v. Iron Moulders Union Local No. 68Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Davenport v. DowsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Schuckman v. RubensteinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Greenberg v. GIANNINICourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Grant County Deposit Bank v. McCampbellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
- Claudia Walker v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, and Transamerica CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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