Supreme Court of the United States, 1887

Royall v. Virginia

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 28, 1887 · Waite

121 U.S. 102; 7 S. Ct. 826; 30 L. Ed. 883; 1887 U.S. LEXIS 2026 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. D. H. Chamberlain and Mr. Bradley T. Johnston for plaintiff in error, and Mr. William L. Royall for hinfself., Mr. R. A. Ayers, Attorney General of Virginia, for defendant in error.

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

Kirk v. Denver Publishing Co. (Colo. 1991)
McCullough v. Virginia (Supreme Court of the United States 1898)
Royall v. Virginia (Supreme Court of the United States 1887)

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Opinion

Mr. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case cannot be distinguished ir> principle from that of Royall v. Virginia, 116 U. S. 572. The demurrer to the plea is an admission of record that the coupon tendered in payment *105 of the license tax was genuine, “ and bore on its face the contract'of the State of Yirginia that it -should be received in payment of all taxes, debts, and demands due -said State.” This shows a good tender, which brings this case within the ruling by this court in the other.

The judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of the.State of Virginia is-reversed on the a/uthority of Royall v. Virginia, supra, a/nd the ca/use remanded for further proceedings, not mconsistent with this opinion a/nd the judgment i/n that case.

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