Legal Opinion
Minnesota v. Blasius
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 6, 1933No. 7PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
Respondent, George Blasius, is a trader in livestock at the St. Paul Union Stockyards in South St. Paul, Minnesota. On May 1, 1929, he owned and had in his possession in these yards eleven head of cattle which were assessed for taxation as his personal property, under the general tax law of the State. In this action, brought to collect the tax, Blasius defended upon the ground that the cattle were in course of interstate commerce, and a part of that commerce, and were not subject to state taxation. The Supreme Court of the State, overruling the decision of thq trial court, sustained this…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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