City of Paducah v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 23. — ACTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH! BY HOLLAND L. ANDERSON. REVENUE AGENT, FOR THE COMMONWEALTH AGAINST THE CITY OF PADUCAH. Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court. W. M. Reed, Circuit Judge. ■ Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Lassing —
Reversing-
This appeal involves the right of the commonwealth to tax the wharf, market house, and two public cemeteries owned by the city of Paducah.
*233This question, in so far as the wharf property is concerned, has recently been fully considered by this court in the case of Commonwealth v. City of Louisville, 119 S. W. 160, 133 Ky. 845, and it was there held that the wharf was not subject to taxation. As we still adhere to the conclusion reached in that opinion, we dismiss this branch of the litigation from further consideration.
The right of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Lexington Cemetery Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
- Commonwealth v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
3Cited by2 opinions
- San Gabriel Cemetery Ass'n v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. CundiffCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915