McHenry v. Alfore
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. This case comes here on a certificate from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and that court certifies several questions' concerning which it desires the instruction of this court for the proper decision of the cause. These questions are founded,- among other papers, upon the bill of complaint which forms part of the record herein.
Read the full summary
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. This case comes here on a certificate from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and that court certifies several questions' concerning which it desires the instruction of this court for the proper decision of the cause. These questions are founded,- among other papers, upon the bill of complaint which forms part of the record herein. It appears that the bill was filed by the complainants’ predecessors (who were receivers of the property of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company) on the 22d day…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peceham
The learned Circuit Court of Appeals has certified to this court six questions, concerning which it desires the instruction of this court for a proper decision of the cause. The following are the questions so certified:
“ 1. Has the United States Circuit Court for the District of North Dakota jurisdiction to hear and decide said case ?
“2. "Were or were not the lands described in the bill of complaint subject to taxation under the laws of the Territory of Dakota in the year 1888 by reason of the facts stated in the bill of complaint respecting the condition of the title thereof?
“3. Was it the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Philadelphia & Southern Steamship Co. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Maine v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- State Tax on Railway Gross Receipts. Reading Railroad Company v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Fargo v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. Traill CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by25 opinions
- Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- In Re Gross Production Tax of Wolverine Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- McHenry v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Bekins Van Lines, Inc. v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.