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Supreme Court· 12/4/1944

Smith v. Davis

Citations

  • 323 U.S. 111
  • 65 S. Ct. 157
  • 89 L. Ed. 107
  • 1944 U.S. LEXIS 1207

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  • In general the United States as a contractor must be treated as other contractors under analogous situations
  • “And, under the rule of ejusdem generis, it is reasonable to construe the general words ‘other obligations’ ... as referring only to obligations or securities of the same type as those specifically enumerated.”
  • characteristics of a Federal obligation exempt from State taxation

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Judges: Murphy

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