Legal Opinion
Gorman v. Washington University
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 25, 1942No. 711PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Stone
Respondent brought this suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, to restrain the assessment and collection of a tax upon its real estate. The validity of the provisions of the state constitution and statutes under which the tax was laid was assailed on the ground that they violate the tax-exemption provision of respondent’s charter and therefore conflict with the contract clause of the Constitution, Article I, § 10. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the judgment of the trial court enjoining collection of the tax. 348 Mo. 310, 153 S. W. 2d 35. Both courts held that the…
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