· 11/16/1903
Missouri v. Dockery
Citations
- 191 U.S. 165
- 24 S. Ct. 53
- 48 L. Ed. 133
- 1903 U.S. LEXIS 1474
- 63 L.R.A. 571
Syllabus
<p>The rights of an individual under the Fourteenth Amendment turn on the power of th'e State. A State does not infringe his' rights under that amendment by'exempting a corporation from a tax either'wholly'or in part, whether such exemption results from the plain language of a statute or from the conduct of a state official under it;</p>
Judges: Holmes
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