Legal Opinion

National Bank of Louisville v. Stone, Auditor

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 15, 1899No. 404PublishedCited by 32 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. The statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice White

The appellant, a banking corporation organized under the National Banking act, and whose charter was renewed on August 6, 1894, for a period of twenty years, filed its bill to enjoin the assessment of certain taxes for the years 1895, 1896 and 1897. The grounds of relief set out iu the original and amended bills were substantially as follows: First. That the corporation had accepted the terms of an act of the general assembly of the State of Kentucky, denominated as the Hewitt Act, from which it resulted that there was an irrevocable contract protecting the bank from all municipal taxation…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. New Orleans v. Citizens' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Owensboro National Bank v. OwensboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  3. Citizens' Savings Bank of Owensboro v. OwensboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1899

3Cited by32 opinions

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  3. Fairmont Aluminum Company v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
  4. International Shoe MacHine Corporation v. United Shoe MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963
  5. Anna M. Johnson v. Arthur S. Flemming, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959

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