Railroad & Telephone Cos. v. Board of Equalizers of Tennessee
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Middle Tennessee
These are bills filed by various railroad and telephone companies against the board of equalizers of Tennessee, to restrain said board from certifying the assessed valuation of their properties for taxation for the biennial period including the years 1897 and 1898, alleging that said assessments are invalid for various reasons specifically mentioned.
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These are bills filed by various railroad and telephone companies against the board of equalizers of Tennessee, to restrain said board from certifying the assessed valuation of their properties for taxation for the biennial period including the years 1897 and 1898, alleging that said assessments are invalid for various reasons specifically mentioned. The board of equalizers certify the assessments to the state comptroller, and the comptroller then certifies the apportioned assessment to the various municipal corporations and counties in the state entitled to collect taxes in proportion to the…
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, District Judge.
The bills in these cases raise fundamental questions of far-reaching importance. The cases have had, in the discussion at the bar, and in the briefs filed, the study and attention which their importance demands. The cases must now he disposed of in the light of what some of the best legal talent in the state can say on both sides of the question. In the industry which has been bestowed upon the cases, a great accumulation of authorities has been furnished in support, as is assumed, of each side of the controversy. The number of the cases cited is so great that counsel…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Agnew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Dows v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Pierce v. GreenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Lee v. BoswellDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1971
- State v. Birmingham So. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Board of Commissioners v. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
- Oregon & Cal. R. R. v. Jackson CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1901
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