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· 1/6/1902

Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. Reynolds

Citations

  • 183 U.S. 471
  • 22 S. Ct. 176
  • 46 L. Ed. 283
  • 1902 U.S. LEXIS 725

Syllabus

<p>There is nothing in the Federal Constitution -which forbids a State to reach backward and collect taxes from certain kinds of property which were not at the time collected through lack of statutory provision therefor, or in consequence of a misunderstanding as to the law, or from neglect of administrative officials, without also making provision for collecting the taxes, for the same years, on other property.</p>

Judges: Brewer, Brown

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