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BAILEY v. CLARK

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88 U.S. 284 (1875)

21 Wall. 284

22 L.Ed. 651

BAILEY, COLLECTOR, v. CLARK ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

April 12, 1875.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. G.H. Williams, Attorney-General, and Mr. S.F. Phillips, Solicitor-General, for the collector, the appellant; Mr. J.E. Burrill, for the appellees.

Mr. Justice FIELD, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court, as follows:

As appears from the statement of the case the only question for determination relates to the meaning to be given to the term capital in the one hundred and tenth section of the Revenue Act. The term is not there used in any technical sense, but in its natural and ordinary signification. And it is capital not merely of individuals, but of corporations and associations...

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