A. Magnano Co. v. Dunbar
District Court, W.D. Washington
1Opinion of the CourtNeterer, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
The state has full power to prescribe any system of taxation, judged in the light of its practical application to the affairs of men as usually conducted, not so arbitrary or extravagant as to constitute an abuse of power, which in the judgment of its legislators is necessary for its people. Southwestern Oil Co. v. Texas, 217 U. S. 114, 126, 30 S. Ct. 496, 54 L. Ed. 688; Mountain Timber Co. v. State of Washington, 243 U. S. 219, 237, 37 S. Ct. 260, 61 L. Ed. 685, Ann. Cas. 1917D, 642; North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman, 268 U. S. 276, 45 S. Ct. 491, 69 L. Ed.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Flint v. Stone Tracy Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Bell's Gap Railroad v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Providence Bank v. BillingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
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3Cited by2 opinions
- A. Magnano Co. v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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