Baltimore Shipbuilding Co. v. Baltimore, 195 U.S. 375 (1904)

Name: Baltimore Shipbuilding Co. v. Baltimore, 195 U.S. 375 (1904) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Baltimore Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company v. Baltimore

No. 39

Argued November 2-3, 1904
Decided November 28, 1904
195 U.S. 375

ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND

Syllabus

A state may tax different estates in land to the different parties thereto and sell only the interest of the party making default.

A state may tax the interest of a company owning a dry dock in land

conveyed to it by the United States notwithstanding there is a condition subsequent the nonfulfillment whereof would result in forfeiture and reversion to the United States and the United States has a continuing right to use the dry dock for certain purposes.

The facts are stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Baltimore Shipbuilding Co. v. Baltimore, 195 U.S. 375 (1904) in 195 U.S. 375 195 U.S. 380. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GEQ6AG867P2945F.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Baltimore Shipbuilding Co. v. Baltimore, 195 U.S. 375 (1904), in 195 U.S. 375, page 195 U.S. 380. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GEQ6AG867P2945F.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Baltimore Shipbuilding Co. v. Baltimore, 195 U.S. 375 (1904). cited in 1904, 195 U.S. 375, pp.195 U.S. 380. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GEQ6AG867P2945F.

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