Surplus Trading Co. v. Cook, 281 U.S. 647 (1930)

Name: Surplus Trading Co. v. Cook, 281 U.S. 647 (1930) - Syllabus
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Surplus Trading Co. v. Cook

No. 2

Argued November 21, 1928
Decided June 2, 1930
281 U.S. 647

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS

Syllabus

Under Art. I, § 8, cl. 17, of the Constitution, land purchased by the United States for an Army station, with the consent of the legislature of the state in which it lies, comes under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, and private personal property there situate cannot be taxed by the state. P. 649.

174 Ark. 507 reversed.

Error to a judgment of the Supreme Court of Arkansas sustaining a tax on personal property located on a federal military reservation.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Surplus Trading Co. v. Cook, 281 U.S. 647 (1930) in 281 U.S. 647 281 U.S. 648–281 U.S. 649. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N72SV922Z2C1UEE.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Surplus Trading Co. v. Cook, 281 U.S. 647 (1930), in 281 U.S. 647, pp. 281 U.S. 648–281 U.S. 649. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N72SV922Z2C1UEE.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Surplus Trading Co. v. Cook, 281 U.S. 647 (1930). cited in 1930, 281 U.S. 647, pp.281 U.S. 648–281 U.S. 649. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=N72SV922Z2C1UEE.