Van Brocklin v. Tennessee

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1886-03-01

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Me. Justice Geay, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court. The question presented by this writ of error is whether lands in the State of Tennessee, which, pursuant to acts of Congress for the laying and collecting of direct taxes, are sold, struck off and purchased by the United States for the amount of the tax thereon, and…

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