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OKLAHOMA v. WELLS, FARGO & CO.

No. 624.

223 U.S. 298 (1912)

32 S.Ct. 218

56 L.Ed. 445

MEYER, AUDITOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, v. WELLS, FARGO & COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 19, 1912.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles West, Attorney General of Oklahoma, for appellant.

Mr. S.T. Bledsoe, with whom Mr. J.R. Cottingham and Mr. C.W. Stockton were on the brief, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill for an injunction against a tax alleged to be unconstitutional as a regulation of commerce among the States. Upon demurrer three judges sitting in the Circuit Court granted the injunction, and the defendant appealed to this court. The statute in question (March 10, 1910, Sess. Laws 1910, c. 44, p. 65) is entitled `An Act providing for the levy and collection of a gross revenue tax from public service...

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