Legal Opinion
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Backus
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1893No. 16,799PublishedCited by 31 opinions
From the Marion Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtOlds, J.
This is a snit brought by the appellant against the appellees to enjoin the collection of taxes assessed against the appellant railway company, by the State Board of Tax Commissioners of Indiana.
The plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, "West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and is, and has been, for several years, engaged in the business of a common carrier of freight and passengers, and in operating a system of railroads in the States of Pennsylvania, West Vii’ginia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, having various lines of railroads in Indiana; and its…
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