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Kohn v. Central Distributing Co., 306 U.S. 531 (1939)
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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
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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.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Kohn v. Central Distributing Co., 306 U.S. 531 (1939) in 306 U.S. 531 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YG6WD2Y1DEATTLV.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Kohn v. Central Distributing Co., 306 U.S. 531 (1939), in 306 U.S. 531, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YG6WD2Y1DEATTLV.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Kohn v. Central Distributing Co., 306 U.S. 531 (1939). cited in 1939, 306 U.S. 531. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YG6WD2Y1DEATTLV.
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