· 12/1/1958
In re Anchin
Citations
- 46 C.C.P.A. 717
- 261 F.2d 239
- 120 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 80
- 1958 CCPA LEXIS 138
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that territorial taxpayers had standing to sue V.I. Government and Commissioner for alleged illegal conveyance of government property to private individual
- under this section, Territorial taxpayers are entitled to sue to restrain illegal or unauthorized acts by Territorial officials or employees.
- “If there has been a violation or evasion of the law ... damage is presumed to result to all taxpayers. The object of the suit is to prevent the violation of the law.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Connell, Martin, Rich, Worley
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