Legal Opinion
New York Rapid Transit Corp. v. City of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 28, 1938No. Nos. 435, 436PublishedCited by 229 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
The question for decision is the constitutional validity of Local Laws of the City of New York (Local Law No. 21 of 1934, as amended by Local Law No. 2 of 1935, and extended by Local Law No. 30 of 1935) which provide, § 2, that “for the privilege of exercising its franchise or franchises, or of holding property, or of doing business in the City of New York” an excise tax shall be paid by every “utility” doing business in the City of New York during 1935 and the first six months of 1936.
“Utility” is defined, § 1 (e), to include “any person subject to the supervision of either division of the…
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