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GEORGIA R. CO. v. REDWINE.

No. 1.

342 U.S. 299 (1952)

72 S.Ct. 321

96 L.Ed. 335

GEORGIA RAILROAD & BANKING CO. v. REDWINE, STATE REVENUE COMMISSIONER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued November 26, 1951.

Decided January 28, 1952.

Continued February 20, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Furman Smith argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Robert B. Troutman.

M. H. Blackshear, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Georgia, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Eugene Cook, Attorney General, and Edward E. Dorsey.

Victor Davidson filed briefs on behalf of various Georgia counties and municipalities, as amici curiae, urging affirmance. With him on the briefs was Standish Thompson, and on a supplementary brief was Harold Sheats, for Fulton County, Georgia.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant was incorporated in 1833 by a Special Act of the Georgia General Assembly that included a provision for exemption from taxation.1 In 1945, the Georgia Constitution was amended to provide that "All exemptions from taxation heretofore granted in corporate charters are declared to be henceforth null and void."2 According to appellant's complaint...

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