Smith v. First National Bank

Michigan Supreme Court

Smith v. First National Bank

17 Mich. 479, 1869 Mich. LEXIS 3

CourtMichigan Supreme Court

DecidedJanuary 11, 1869

StatusPublished

Cited by4 cases

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Smith v. First National Bank, 17 Mich. 479, 1869 Mich. LEXIS 3 (Mich. 1869).

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By the Court: '

This case is too plain for argument. The Act of Congress under which the national banks are organized allows the taxation by the States of the shares of stock in the banks, but not of the capital stock itself. The decisions by the Supreme Court of -the United States in Van Allen v. The Assessors, 3 Wall. 573; People v. Commissioners, 4 Id. and Bradley v. People, Id. 459, fully cover the case. The judgment must be affirmed.

Mr. Millerd, asked for costs, but the Court held that in an amicable suit like this to determine the validity of a statute it was proper not to award costs.

Motion denied.

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By the Court: '

This case is too plain for argument. The Act of Congress under which the national banks are organized allows the taxation by the States of the shares of stock in the banks, but not of the capital stock itself. The decisions by the Supreme Court of -the United States in Van Allen v. The Assessors, 3 Wall. 573; People v. Commissioners, 4 Id. and Bradley v. People, Id. 459, fully cover the case. The judgment must be affirmed.

Mr. Millerd, asked for costs, but the Court held that in an amicable suit like this to determine the validity of a statute it was proper not to award costs.

Motion denied.

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