SELLIGER v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

No. 115.

213 U.S. 200 (1909)

SELLIGER v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, BY ALEXANDER, REVENUE AGENT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 5, 1909.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alexander Pope Humphrey and Mr. John L. Dodd, with whom Mr. Joseph C. Dodd was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. M.J. Holt, with whom Mr. B.F. Washer was on the brief, for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a proceeding to recover back-taxes on personal property of the plaintiff in error, hereafter called the defendant. He pleaded that he did own certain barrels of whiskey which he did not list for the years in question, but that he had exported them to Bremen and Hamburg, in Germany, for sale abroad, and that the State was forbidden to tax them, both because they...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases