Connecticut General Life Insurance Company v. Johnson
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Connecticut General Life Insurance Company v. Johnson, 303 U.S. 77 (1938) is a case in which the United States Supreme Court
dealt with corporate entities. The case involved whether the state of California could levy a tax, on a company licensed to do business in that state, for transactions that occurred in a different state.
Justice Stone delivered the opinion of the Court. Justice Hugo Black
dissented.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
dealt with corporate entities. The case involved whether the state of California could levy a tax, on a company licensed to do business in that state, for transactions that occurred in a different state.
Justice Stone delivered the opinion of the Court. Justice Hugo Black
Hugo Black
Hugo Lafayette Black was an American politician and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, Black represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1937, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971. Black was nominated to the Supreme...
dissented.
See also
- Corporate personhood
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 303
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