Bank of Redemption v. Boston
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. This was an action at law, in contract, to recover taxes alleged to have been illegally assessed. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff sued out this suit of error. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
This is an action at law, brought by the plaintiff in error, a national bank located in Boston, to recover from the city of Boston the amount of $14,464, paid to the tax collector of the city, upon demand, he then holding a tax list and warrant for its collection, after a protest in writing ; being an amount which it alleges was illegally assessed on its shares at $12.80 per $1000 of valuation, in violation of § 5219 of the Revised .Statutes, of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, and of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Massachusetts. The cause was submitted to the court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mercantile Bank v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- People v. CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Davenport Bank v. Davenport Board of EqualizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Providence Institution for Savings v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
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- Andover Savings Bank v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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