Wright v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL. FROM THE QIRCUIT-COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CEOIKUA.. The facts are. stated in the' opinion'.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LurtoN
This is a bill to restrain the enforcement of certain taxes imposed by the State of Georgia, which the railroad company claims to ,be in violation of a contract between itself and the State., The ..court, below sustained the contention of the railroad company, and held that the scheme of taxation found in the charter of the company was of inviolable obligation and enjoined any method of taxation conflicting with thb stipulations of the chartér; from this .decree the comptroller has appealed. •
The,charter in question was granted by the State of Georgia in 1833, a time long before the…
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