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· 12/11/1961

Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners

Citations

  • 368 U.S. 146
  • 82 S. Ct. 282
  • 7 L. Ed. 2d 199
  • 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1956

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that “a federal instrumentality is not subject to the plenary power of the States to tax”
  • federal land banks are immune from state and local taxes for activities performed within the authority granted to the instrumentality
  • “[A] federal instrumentality is not subject to the plenary power of the States to tax.”
  • Kansas tax may not be levied on Land Bank oil and gas interests because Kansas statute treats oil and gas interests as personalty
  • \our decisions have made it clear that the Federal Government performs no 'proprietary' functions\
  • a federal instrumentality is not subject to the 17 plenary power of the States to tax

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Judges: Warren, Black

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