Us Supreme Court Court November 1871 Judgments

Van Slyke Vs. Wisconsin

Court: US Supreme Court

Van Slyke v. Wisconsin - 154 U.S. 581 (1871) U.S. Supreme Court Van Slyke v. Wisconsin, 154 U.S. 581 (1871) Van Slyke v. Wisconsin Nos. 281, 282 Argued November 15, 1871 Decided November 27, 1871 154 U.S. 581 ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN Syllabus The right of a state to tax shares of stockholders in national banking associations within its limits is affirmed. MR. CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE delivered the opinion of the Court. The judgment of the Supreme Court of the Wisconsin, which asserts the right of that state to tax the shares of stockholders in national banking associations within its limits, is affirmed.The case before us is governed by the cases of National Bank v. Commonwealth, 9 Wall. 353, in which this Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, and Lionberger v. Rouse, 9 Wall. 468, in which we affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Missouri on questions substantially the same as those in this case. We think it un...