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SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. KENTUCKY

Nos. 33, 34.

274 U.S. 76 (1927)

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. KENTUCKY. DAVIS, DIRECTOR GENERAL, v. KENTUCKY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward P. Humphrey, with whom Messrs. L.E. Jefferies, Alex P. Humphrey, and Charles W. Milner were on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. J.P. Hobson, with whom Messrs. L.W. Morris, D.L. Hazelrigg, and Frank Daugherty, Attorney General of Kentucky, were on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

A judgment against plaintiffs in error for franchise taxes imposed under the laws of Kentucky in respect of certain lines of railway was affirmed by the highest court of that State. 204 Ky. 388. And see 193 Ky. 474. Reversal is sought on the ground that as applied these laws contravene the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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