Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Appeal Tax Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1845PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
44 U.S. 133 (1845)
3 How. 133
SAMUEL GORDON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,
v.
THE APPEAL TAX COURT.
JAMES CHESTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,
v.
THE APPEAL TAX COURT.
Supreme Court of United States.
Meredith and Dulany, for the plaintiffs in error.
Nelson, attorney-general, and Steele, for the defendants.
2Opinion of the Court · WayneJustice Wayne
The question raised in this case by the agreed statement of facts upon the record, is, Does the act of Maryland of 1841, chap. 23, so far as it imposes a tax upon the shares of stock held by stockholders in the Union Bank of Maryland and the other banks mentioned in the statement, impair the obligation of a contract?
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