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Citizens' Telephone Co. v. Fuller

U.S.
Jun 10, 1913
229 U.S. 335 (1913)

Summary

reviewing numerous decisions where state legislatures were allowed to discriminate among different persons in taxation statutes

Summary of this case from Medlock v. Leathers

Opinion

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.

No. 285.

Argued May 2, 1913. Decided June 10, 1913.

Decided on authority of preceding case.

THE facts are stated in the opinion.

Mr. Thomas P. Bradfield and Mr. Jacob Kleinhans for appellant submitted.

Mr. Roger I. Wykes, with whom Mr. Grant Fellows was on the brief, for appellee.


Appellant is a telephone company, located at the City of Jackson, State of Michigan, doing an extensive business. It brought this bill in equity to restrain the collection of a tax levied under the laws considered in the preceding case, Citizens' Telephone Co. v. Fuller, ante, p. 322. It is substantially like the bill in the latter case.

A demurrer was filed to the bill and, being overruled, an answer was filed. After hearing, a decree was entered dismissing the bill. This appeal was then taken.

The questions presented are the same as those presented in the preceding case and were submitted at the same time and on the same argument. On the authority of the opinion in that case the decree is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Citizens' Telephone Co. v. Fuller

U.S.
Jun 10, 1913
229 U.S. 335 (1913)

reviewing numerous decisions where state legislatures were allowed to discriminate among different persons in taxation statutes

Summary of this case from Medlock v. Leathers
Case details for

Citizens' Telephone Co. v. Fuller

Case Details

Full title:CITIZENS' TELEPHONE COMPANY OF JACKSON v . FULLER, AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE…

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jun 10, 1913

Citations

229 U.S. 335 (1913)

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