Town of Wytheville v. Johnson's
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Wythe county. Decree for complainant. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This appeal is from a decree of the Circuit Court of Wythe county, in joining the treasurer of the town of Wytheville from levying and collecting a collateral inheritance tax on property, real and personal, devised and bequeathed to the appellee, Nannie L. Wadley, by the will of her deceased aunt, Emily L. Johnson.
The jurisdiction of a court of equity to enjoin the enforcement of an unauthorized tax is too firmly established in this jurisdiction to admit of serious question. Goddin v. Crump, 8 Leigh 120; Bull v. Read, 13 Gratt. 78; Eyre v. Jacob, 14 Gratt. 422, 73 Am. Dec. 367; Miller v. City…
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