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Wheeler v. State

Citations

  • 249 A.2d 887
  • 127 Vt. 361
  • 1969 Vt. LEXIS 238

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • taxing dividends of only those with adjusted gross incomes of $20,000 or more does not deny equal protection to higher income taxpayers
  • party challenging constitutionality of statute has burden to demonstrate discrimination to extent that it is arbitrary and unreasonable
  • party challenging constitutionality of statute has burden to demonstrate discrimination to extent that it is arbitrary and unreasonable
  • a New Hampshire resident who paid income tax on his Vermont-derived income did not establish an equal protection violation because he did not demonstrate that “his burden is increased over that of a [Vermont] resident in an equivalent income position”

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Judges: Holden, Shangraw, Barney, Smith, Iceyser

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