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SHERMAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 459.

178 U.S. 150 (1900)

20 S.Ct. 779

44 L.Ed. 1014

SHERMAN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1900.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John G. Carlisle and Mr. Charles E. Patterson for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Solicitor General for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

In so far as the contentions urged in this action are based on the allegation that the tax imposed on the legacies left in the will of Mrs. Jane H. Sherman is void because it is an unapportioned, direct tax, or, if not a direct tax but a duty or excise, the same is void because not uniform throughout the United States, or void because it is not competent to levy an inheritance or legacy...

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