Legal Opinion
Hunton v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 16, 1936PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, J.
Eppa Hunton, IY, as executor of the estate of Eppa Hun-ton, Jr., deceased, filed his petition in the court below asking relief from three alleged erroneous assessments for State taxes made against Eppa Hunton, Jr., during his lifetime, upon income omitted by him from his tax returns for the years 1928, 1929, and 1930.
*232The omitted items of income were dividends upon shares of stock issued by railroad and power companies which Mr. Hunton claimed were exempt from State income taxes.
The State Tax Department, taking the view that such dividends were taxable, on December 29, 1931, assessed Mr.…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Brushaber v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Weston and Others v. the City Council of CharlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1951
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