Southern Ry. Co. v. Hawkins County
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM HAWKINS. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hawkins County to the Court of Civil Appeals and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court.— Hugh C. Kyle; Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Wr. Justice Buchanan
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This cause was heard and determined by the chancery court of Hawkins county on an agreed state of. facts pursuant to the provisions of section 5206, Shan. Code (section 3450, Code of 1857-58). A decree went down in favor of the county, and the railway compa*399nies appealed to the court of civil appeals, where the decree of the chancellor was affirmed, and the matter is now before ns on the petition for certiorari of the companies and their assignments of error.
The question presented is the validity of a tax levied by the quarterly county…
2Cited by1 opinion
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