Osborne v. Florida

Citations

• 164 U.S. 650
• 17 S. Ct. 214
• 41 L. Ed. 586
• 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1697

Syllabus

<p>The license tax imposed upon express companies doing business in Florida by § 9 of the statute of that State, approved June 2, 1893, c. 4115, as construed by the Supreme Court of that State, applies solely to business of the company within the State, and does not apply to or affect its business which is .interstate in its character; and, being so construed, the' statute does not, in any manner, violate the Federal Constitution.</p> <p>The construction of the state statute below is not open to review.</p>