Massachusetts v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS AND CROSS APPEALS F,ROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Geay
Three informations in equity were filed in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, by the Attorney General at the relation of the Treasurer of the Commonwealth, against the Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation of New York, under section 54 of chapter 13 of the Public Statutes of Massachusetts, for the recovery of. taxes assessed to the ■defendant for the years 1886, 1887 and 1888, under other sections of that chapter, and interest thereon at the rate of twelve per cent a year until, paid, and for an injunction against the ■defendant’s prosecution of its business until payment…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Leloup v. Port of MobileSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Attorney General of CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Ratterman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
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- Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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