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CITY BANK CO. v. SCHNADER

No. 84.

291 U.S. 24 (1934)

54 S.Ct. 259

78 L.Ed. 628

CITY BANK FARMERS TRUST CO., EXECUTOR, v. SCHNADER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 8, 1934.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry S. Drinker, Jr., with whom Messrs. Leslie M. Swope, H. Gordon McCouch, and Wolcott P. Robbins were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Wm. A. Schnader, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, with whom Mr. Harris C. Arnold, Deputy Attorney General, was on the brief, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellant, by a bill filed in the District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania, sought to enjoin the appellees, who are officials of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from attempting to impose and collect an inheritance tax. Diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy exceeding, exclusive of interest, $3,000, were averred. The bill sets forth that Thomas B. Clarke, a citizen and resident of the state...

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