Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Schenck

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 1885No. 12,277PublishedCited by 61 opinions

From the Switzerland Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.

The appellee resists the collection of a tax *308assessed against his property by the common council of the city of Vevay, and, by his complaint, seeks an injunction restraining the treasurer from collecting it.

The complaint proceeds upon the theory that the statute authorizing common councils of cities to levy a school tax to be applied to the payment of the compensation of teachers employed in the common schools is in conflict with the Constitution, and void. The contention of appellee’s counsel is, that taxes for tuition purposes must be levied by the Legislature, and that the authority to…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  2. United States v. FerreiraSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  3. Gentile v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Crocket v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Hedderich v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. State v. GerhardtIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Denney v. State ex rel. BaslerIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
  3. State ex rel. Jameson v. DennyIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Ross v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  5. People ex rel. Attorney General v. CassidaySupreme Court of Colorado · 1911

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