Legal Opinion
Capitol Greyhound Lines v. Brice
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 15, 1950No. 118PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The basic question presented is whether one of two Maryland taxes imposed on all common carriers transporting passengers over Maryland roads can be exacted from interstate carriers consistently with the commerce clause of the Federal Constitution. A subsidiary contention impliedly raised by carrier appellants here is that the tax is invalid as applied to them. The Supreme Court of Maryland upheld the tax, -Md. -, 64 A. 2d 284. The case is here on appeal under 28 U. S. C. § 1257 (2).
The tax challenged by appellants is prescribed by § 25A of Art. 66% of the Annotated Code of Maryland, 1947 Cum.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Kane v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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