1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 174 U.S.
  5. 174 U.S. 436 (1899)
 

LOUISVILLE v. CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK

Nos. 365, 405.

174 U.S. 436 (1899)

19 S.Ct. 874

43 L.Ed. 1037

LOUISVILLE, v. CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK. CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK, v. STONE, Auditor.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued March 2, 1899.

Decided May 15, 1899.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry L. Stone for Louisville.

Mr. Alexander Pope Humphrey, Mr. Frank Chinn, Mr. James P. Helm and Mr. John W. Rodman for the bank.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The Citizens' National Bank was organized on the 8th day of August, 1874, its charter being stipulated to endure for a period of twenty years. On April 1, 1894, the charter was renewed and extended for twenty years. The bank in these two cases filed its bills to enjoin the collection of certain taxes on the ground that by the effect of a statute of the State of Kentucky, usually referred to as the Hewitt Act, an...

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