HOWARD UNIVERSITY v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 9137.

155 F.2d 10 (1946)

HOWARD UNIVERSITY v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided March 18, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George E. C. Hayes, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

Mr. G. C. Updegraff, Asst. Corporation Counsel, District of Columbia, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Vernon E. West, Corporation Counsel, and Chester H. Gray, Principal Asst. Corporation Counsel, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Before GRONER, C. J., and CLARK and PRETTYMAN, JJ.


GRONER, C. J.

Petitioner asks us to review and reverse an order of the District of Columbia Board of Tax Appeals.

The controversy involves the validity of an assessment of taxes for the fiscal year 1945 against real estate owned by Howard University.

The University was created by Act of Congress approved March 2, 1867.1 The Act established "in the District of Columbia, a university for the education of youth in the liberal...

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