Legal Opinion
Georgia Railroad & Banking v. Redwine
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 28, 1952No. 1PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vinson
Appellant was incorporated in 1833 by a Special Act of the Georgia General Assembly that included a provision for exemption from taxation.1 In 1945, the Georgia Constitution was amended to provide that “All exemptions from taxation heretofore granted in corporate charters are declared to be henceforth null and void.” 2 According to appellant’s complaint, appellee, who is State Revenue Commissioner, is threatening to act pursuant to this amendment by proceeding against appellánt for the *301collection of ad valorem taxes for the year 1939, and all subsequent years, on behalf of the State and every…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Ford Motor Co. v. Department of TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by125 opinions
- Edward Ashton v. Kenneth CoryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Samuel J. Jordon v. John J. GilliganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. RedwineSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, Inc., Plaintiffs v. Cliff Finch, Governor of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Orleans Parish School Board v. Earl Benjamin BushCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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