United States v. City of Detroit

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1958-03-03

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. • The United States asks this Court to strike down as unconstitutional a tax statute of the State of Michigan as applied to a lessee of government property. In general terms this statute, Public Act 189 of 1953, provides that when tax-exempt real property is used by a private party in a business conducted for profit the private party is subject to taxation…

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