Legal Opinion
Cromwell v. Hillsborough TP.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 9, 1945No. 8780PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in this case brought an action for declaratory judgment under the statute (28 U.S.C.A. § 400) seeking a declaration that four personal property tax assessments levied by the Somerset County Board of Taxation against the plaintiff individually and as trustee for the Duke Endowment are null and void. The litigation terminated in the District Court with the entry of a summary judgment in the plaintiff’s favor and the defendants appeal.
The first ground for complaint on the part of the defendants is that the District Court was without jurisdiction to entertain…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Township of Hillsborough v. CromwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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