Legal Opinion

Kersey v. City of Terre Haute

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 1903No. 20,097PublishedCited by 18 opinions

From Superior Court of Vigo County; O. B. Harris, Special Judge. Suit by "William P. Kersey and others against the city of Terre Haute. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtGillett, C. J.

— Appellants, seven in number, com.menced this action to enjoin the enforcement of a vehicle tax ordinance. In their several paragraphs of complaint they claim to sue not only for themselves but for all others similarly situated. A demurrer was sustained to each paragraph of said complaint, and appellants prosecute their appeal from the final judgment which followed.

The facts averred are so far similar to the facts alleged in City of Terre Haute v. Kersey, 159 Ind. 300, as to *472suggest the query whether this is not in effect an attempt to obtain a rehearing of that ease. However, as the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  4. Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  5. Providence Bank v. BillingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State Bd. of Tax Commr's of Ind. v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Miles v. Department of TreasuryIndiana Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Lutz, Atty.-Gen. v. Arnold, Atty. Tr.Indiana Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Board of Commissioners v. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Dvorak v. City of BloomingtonIndiana Supreme Court · 2003

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