SAN BERNARDINO CO. v. SOUTH. PAC. RAILROAD


118 U.S. 417 (1886)

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 10, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. E.C. Marshall, Attorney General of California, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. S.W. Sanderson, Mr. George F. Edmunds, and Mr. William M. Evarts for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought in the Superior Court of San Bernardino, California, for the recovery of certain taxes, county and State, alleged to be due from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company for the fiscal year of 1880-1881. The amount claimed for county taxes is $8785.90; that claimed for State taxes is $4608.99. For each sum judgment is asked, with five per cent. penalty, interest on the taxes and penalty at...

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