DAVIDSON v. NEW ORLEANS


96 U.S. 97 (1877)

DAVIDSON v. NEW ORLEANS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James D. Hill and Mr. John D. McPherson for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. Philip Phillips, contra.


MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

The objections raised in the State courts to the assessment were numerous and varied, including constitutional objections to the statute under which the assessment was made, and alleged departures from the requirements of the statute itself. And although counsel for the plaintiff in error concede, in the first sentence of their brief, that the only Federal question is,...

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