Wright v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP GEORGIA. The facts are stated in the opinion. The contracts for exemptions are personal, are not vendible nor transferable, and are valid only so long as those companies as such conducted the business of common carriers.
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APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP GEORGIA. The facts are stated in the opinion. The contracts for exemptions are personal, are not vendible nor transferable, and are valid only so long as those companies as such conducted the business of common carriers. The state charter contracts limiting the tax rate is personal to these corporations to whom granted and did not run with- the property, not having been transferred to the Central of Georgia Railway with the consent of the State at a time when the State could consent, and cannot be invoked by…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill in equity brought by the Railway Company, the appellee, to prevent the collection of certain taxes, which, it is alleged, would be contrary to Article I, § 10, and to the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The case was heard on bill, demurrer and answer and certain agreed facts, and the District Court issued an injunction as prayed. 206 Fed. Rep. 107. The facts stripped of details not material to the question before us, are as follows: In 1912 the defendant issued executions against the plaintiff to collect ad valorem taxes on the “real estate, road…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wright v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
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- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Wright v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1917
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