Louisville Water Co. v. Clark
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OE APPEALS OE THE STATE OE KENTUCKY. The court stated the case as follows: The plaintiff in error brought this suit in the Louisville Law and Equity Cdurt for Jefferson County, Kentucky, to obtain a decree preventing the seizure arid sale of its property by the defendant, the sheriff of that county, for State and county taxes assessed for the year 1887. The suit proceeds, in part, upon the theory that the comprifty’s property was exempted from all taxation…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE APPEALS OE THE STATE OE KENTUCKY. The court stated the case as follows: The plaintiff in error brought this suit in the Louisville Law and Equity Cdurt for Jefferson County, Kentucky, to obtain a decree preventing the seizure arid sale of its property by the defendant, the sheriff of that county, for State and county taxes assessed for the year 1887. The suit proceeds, in part, upon the theory that the comprifty’s property was exempted from all taxation by an act of assembly,' passed. April 22, 1882, which, it is alleged,' constituted, in connection with previous…
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justice Hablas,. after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The contention, of the Wafer company that it acquired by the act of -1882 an exemption from taxation which could, not be withdrawn by. subsequent legislation, without its consent, makes it necessary to inquire .whether that exemption was in fact thus withdrawn; and, if so, whether the statute withdrawing it impaired the obligation of any contract the company had with the State by the aGt of 1882.
• It is clear.that the exemption allowed by the act of 1882 .was withdrawn by the general revenue statute of 1886. While…
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