Vanderbilt University v. Cheney

This record involves a question of taxation and is presented to the court on a stipulation of agreed facts. The original bill herein was filed by the Vanderbilt University to enjoin the city authorities against the collection of taxes assessed against two pieces of property known as the !£Vauxhall Plats” and the “Vanderbilt Law Building,” owned by said educational corporation. On the hearing, the chancellor dismissed the bill and the university had appealed, assigning errors.

The material facts presented in the stipulation are:(1) That the complainant, Vanderbilt University, is an educational…