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MEMPHIS GAS CO. v. SHELBY COUNTY

109 U.S. 398 (1883)

MEMPHIS GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. TAXING DISTRICT OF SHELBY COUNTY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 26th, 1883.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry Craft, Mr. Geo. Gaunt and Mr. Josiah Patterson for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. J.B. Heiskell and Mr. C.W. Heiskell for the defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Tennessee.

The question presented is whether the statute of the State under which the defendant assessed a license tax of $250 against plaintiff in error is void, because it violates the contract found in the charter of the company.

This charter was enacted November 20th, 1851, and, after giving the name of the new corporation and the names of the...

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