Legal Opinion
Pleasant v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1933No. 775PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDERMOTT, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff below, appellee here, filed this suit to enjoin the collection of its 192!) taxes. The defendants axe the tax-collecting officers of the 17 counties through which plaintiff’s railroad runs, and the state officials who made the assessment complained of. The jurisdiction of the court is invoked on account of diversity of citizenship and the presence of a substantial federal question.
1. Jurisdiotion of Single Judge. While a temporary injunction was prayed for and allowed, there was no request to assemble a three-Judge court under section 266 of the Judicial…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Smyth v. Ames; Smyth v. Smith; Smyth v. HigginsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Matthews v. RodgersSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sunday Lake Iron Co. v. Township of WakefieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Tumulty v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Albemarle Electric Membership Corp. v. AlexanderSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- City of Detroit v. Detroit & Canada Tunnel Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
- Parsons v. Detroit & Canada Tunnel Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1936
- Central R. Co. v. MartinDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1939
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