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Bethlehem Motors Corp. v. Flynt

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 1, 1921No. 254PublishedCited by 50 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT ÓF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Error to a judgment of the Supreme Court of North Carolina sustaining a state license tax in a suit to restrain its enforcement. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna

The defendants in error are, respectively, Sheriffs of Forsyth and Guilford Counties, North Carolina. Under the laws of the State, for the non-payment of a license tax, the former levied on a motor truck belonging to the Bethlehem Corporation (referred to as the Pennsylvania Corporation); the latter levied on a car belonging to the National Motor Car and Vehicle Corporation (referred to as the Indiana Corporation). ■ The trucks are manufactured in Pennsylvania, the cars in Indiana; and they are distributed in North Carolina and other States through W. Irving Young & Company, (referred to as…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Paul v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. Welton v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Brown v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  4. Southern Railway Co. v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  5. Webber v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1881

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3Cited by50 opinions

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  4. Pacific Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Holzer v. . Dodge BrothersNew York Court of Appeals · 1922

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