Legal Opinion
United States v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 26, 1941No. 12, OriginalPublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
The United States brought this suit to quiet its title to land in Macon. County, Alabama. The complaint alleges that the State of .Alabama is asserting liens as attaching to the land on October 1, 1936, for state and county taxes for the tax year 1937; and further that the State claims an interest in the land by reason of tax sales and the issue to the State of certificates of purchase. The Government asks a decree declaring the liens, tax sales and certificates of purchase to be invalid and enjoining the State from asserting its claims. The case was heard on bill and answer.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Minnesota v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Van Brocklin v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- New York v. MacLaySupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- The SirenSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Shotwell v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by150 opinions
- Armstrong v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. BrosnanSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- S. R. A., Inc. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- City of Detroit v. Murray Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Aaron Henry v. First National Bank of Clarksdale v. Mississippi Action for Progress, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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