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Broad River Power Co. v. Query, 288 U.S. 178 (1933)
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Broad River Power Co. v. Query, 288 U.S. 178 (1933)
Broad River Power Co. v. Query No. 390 Argued January 20, 1933 Decided February 6, 1933 * 288 U.S. 178
APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Syllabus
1. A state tax on production and sale of electricity generated by water or steam power does not deny to those so producing it the equal protection of the laws because it does not extend to producers by internal combustion engines or to industrial plants generating electricity for their own use and that of their employees. P. 179.
2. A hydroelectric company which constructed and operates its plant by permission of the Federal Government, under the Federal Water Power Act, does not act as the agent of the Government in producing and selling electric power on its own account, and cannot claim exemption from a state tax on the power produced and sold upon the ground that the tax interferes with a federal function or burdens the Federal Government. P. 180.
60 F.2d 528 affirmed.
Appeals from decrees of the District Court of three judges dismissing bills to restrain enforcement of a state statute taxing the production and sale of electric power. Orders denying interlocutory injunctions were affirmed in 286 U.S. 525.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Broad River Power Co. v. Query, 288 U.S. 178 (1933) in 288 U.S. 178 288 U.S. 179. Original Sources, accessed July 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HQMEQSAV31Y7EN9.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Broad River Power Co. v. Query, 288 U.S. 178 (1933), in 288 U.S. 178, page 288 U.S. 179. Original Sources. 30 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HQMEQSAV31Y7EN9.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Broad River Power Co. v. Query, 288 U.S. 178 (1933). cited in 1933, 288 U.S. 178, pp.288 U.S. 179. Original Sources, retrieved 30 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=HQMEQSAV31Y7EN9.
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