Kohn v. Central Distributing Co., 306 U.S. 531 (1939)

Kohn v. Central Distributing Co.


No. 177


Argued March 1, 2, 1939
Decided April 17, 1939
306 U.S. 531

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTCKY

Syllabus

A suit in the federal court to enjoin enforcement of a state tax, alleged to be unconstitutional, will not lie where the enforcement is by suit pending in a state court and where the state courts .afford a plain, speedy, and efficient remedy. Judicial Code §§ 265 and 24, par. 1, as amended by Act of August 21, 1937. P. 534.

Affirmed.

Appeal from a judgment of the District Court, of three judges, which denied applications for temporary and permanent injunctions and dismissed the bill, in a suit to restrain enforcement of a state liquor tax.