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CHICAGO, &C., RAILROAD v. GUFFEY

120 U.S. 569 (1887)

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON, AND KANSAS CITY RAILROAD v. GUFFEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jeff. Chandler for plaintiff in error. Mr. L.T. Hatfield and Mr. A.W. Mullins were with him on the brief.

Mr. John P. Butler for defendant in error. Mr. B.G. Boone, Attorney General of Missouri, and Mr. S.P. Huston filed a brief for same.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

The judgment which this writ of error brings up for review affirms the liability to taxation, in Missouri, for state and county purposes, of what was formerly known as the Central North Missouri Branch of the St. Joseph and Iowa Railroad, more recently named the Linneus Branch of the Burlington and Southwestern Railway Company, and now owned by the Chicago, Burlington, and Kansas City Railroad Company, a corporation...

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