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RAILROAD CO. v. COUNTY OF HAMBLEN

102 U.S. 273 (____)

RAILROAD COMPANY v. COUNTY OF HAMBLEN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George Brown for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. William Y.C. Humes, contra.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is, we think, governed by that of Morgan v. Louisiana, 93 U.S. 217. We there held that immunity from taxation was not such a franchise of a railroad corporation as would pass by a sale under a mortgage "on the property and franchises of the company," and that the term "franchises" was not synonymous with "rights, privileges...

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