1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 258 F.2d
  5. 258 F.2d 240 (1958)
 

CITY OF ORANGE, TEXAS v. LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING CO.

No. 16912.

258 F.2d 240 (1958)

CITY OF ORANGE, TEXAS, Appellant, v. LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. C. Hinsley, Austin, Tex., Marlin Thompson, Jr., Orange, Tex., for appellant.

N. W. Collier, John P. Blair, Brown, Beard & Collier, Bell & Blair, Beaumont, Tex., for appellee.

Before RIVES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the validity of the assessment of local ad valorem taxes made by the City of Orange, Texas, on the personal property of Taxpayer's shipyard enterprise. The case finds its way into the Federal Courts solely because of diversity of citizenship. Our disposition of it demonstrates, we think, that while presumably we must accept them, Meredith v. City of Winter Haven, 320 U.S. 228, 64 S...

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