BARRINGER v. GRIFFES

No. 839, Docket 91-7902.

964 F.2d 1278 (1992)

Greg R. BARRINGER; Judith M. Barringer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael D. GRIFFES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Charles Williams, Burlington, Vt. (Gravel & Shea, Jerome F. O'Neill, O'Neill and Crawford, of counsel) for plaintiffs-appellants.

William Griffin, Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, Vt. (Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., Atty. General's Office, State of Vermont, of counsel) for defendant-appellee.

Before: NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges, and CEDARBAUM, District Judge.


CEDARBAUM, District Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether the courts of Vermont afford automobile owners who challenge the constitutionality of the state's motor vehicle use tax a "plain, speedy and efficient" remedy within the meaning of the Tax Injunction Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1341 (1988).

THE FACTS

In 1988, Greg and Judith Barringer, who were residents of Connecticut, purchased a Mazda automobile and paid the 7.5 percent Connecticut...

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