Chicago, M., St. P. &. P. R. v. Hedges

NE.TERER, District Judge.

These -eases have been consolidated for hearing upon the applications for interlocutory injunction and upon the motions to disr miss. The relief sought by each is .to restrain the defendants from enforcing or collecting the excise tax of 1% per cent, of complainants’ gross receipts from intrastate business, as provided by chapter 191, p. 869, Laws of Washington, 1933, an act relating to taxation. The allegations jn all of the bills of eomplaiut are similar!' ■ . ‘ .

*754An understanding of the background of the various complainants with relation to the interstate commerce…