Gibbons v. Mahon

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1890-05-19

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Mr. Justice Gray, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court. The question presented by the claims made in the bill and answer, and by the arguments of counsel, is whether the two hundred and eighty new shares of stock in the Washington Gaslight Company are to be treated as dividends, to…

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