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Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird, 248 U.S. 268 (1919)
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Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird, 248 U.S. 268 (1919)
Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird No. 54 Submitted November 15, 1918 Decided January 7, 1919 248 U.S. 268
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA
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Petitioners sought by mandamus to compel a county treasurer to devote the proceed of a special tax toward satisfaction of their county warrants, claiming that their contract rights in the fund were impaired by the action of the county board of revenue in levying the tax for another object, in violation of the constitution. The state court decided the treasurer had no discretion under the state law but to follow the levy, and that petitioner’s remedy, if any, was against the board or the county. Held that this Court had no jurisdiction to review the judgment, because it was based on considerations of state law sufficient to sustain it without reference to the federal questions.
Writ of error to review 197 Ala. 384 dismissed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird, 248 U.S. 268 (1919) in 248 U.S. 268 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UGKSX1PS148ZQKF.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird, 248 U.S. 268 (1919), in 248 U.S. 268, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UGKSX1PS148ZQKF.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Farson, Son & Co. v. Bird, 248 U.S. 268 (1919). cited in 1919, 248 U.S. 268. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UGKSX1PS148ZQKF.
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