Amy v. Shelby County Taxing District
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF .TENNESSEE;. This ivas a bill in equity filed in a State Court of Tennessee by the plaintiffs in error as plaintiffs below to have rights secured to them which were alleged to be invaded by legislation of that State referred to in the opinion of the court. A decree was rendered dismissing the bill, which decree was affirmed by the Supreme Court on appeal.
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IN ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF .TENNESSEE;. This ivas a bill in equity filed in a State Court of Tennessee by the plaintiffs in error as plaintiffs below to have rights secured to them which were alleged to be invaded by legislation of that State referred to in the opinion of the court. A decree was rendered dismissing the bill, which decree was affirmed by the Supreme Court on appeal. The plaintiff below - sued out this writ of error to review the latter judgment. The facts which make the federal questio'h are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice MilleR
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
By an act of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee, approved January 29,1879, the charter of the city of Memphis ivas repealed; and by another act, approved the same day, the territory which had constituted the city was created a taxing district, and the property of the city and all debts due to it and all uncollected taxes were vested in the State.
On March 13 of the samé year another statute, familiarly called chapter 92, directed the appointment of an officer for each of the corporations, whose charter ivas repealed by the…
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