Legal Opinion
National Life & Accident Ins. v. Dempster
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1935PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice DeHaven
The Public Acts of the General Assembly of the state of Tennessee for the year 1923, chapter 21, as amended by chapter 44 of the Public Acts for the year 1927, imposes an excise tax upon certain corporations and joint-stock associations. These acts are brought forward in section 1316 et seq., of the Code of Tennessee. The sections relevant to this suit are as follows:
“1316. Tax imposed. — All corporations and joint-stock associations organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, other than those organized for general welfare and not for profit, and all corporations and joint-' stock…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Flint v. Stone Tracy Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Weston and Others v. the City Council of CharlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- Home Insurance v. New York StateSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Educational Films Corp. of America v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Society for Savings v. CoiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
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3Cited by19 opinions
- City of Knoxville v. GervinTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
- R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. CarsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
- Hilliard v. ParkTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- Corn v. FortTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
- Hamilton Nat. Bank v. McCanlessTennessee Supreme Court · 1940
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