''Connecticut General Life Insurance Company v. Johnson'', 303 U.S. 77 (1938), is a case in which the
Supreme Court of the United States dealt with corporate entities. The case involved whether
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
could levy a tax on a company licensed to do business in that state for transactions that occurred in a different state.
Judgment
Justice Stone delivered the opinion of the Court. Justice
Hugo Black dissented.
See also
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Corporate personhood
Corporate personhood or juridical personality is the legal notion that a juridical person such as a corporation, separately from its associated human beings (like owners, managers, or employees), has at least some of the legal rights and respons ...
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 303
This is a list of cases reported in volume 303 of ''United States Reports'', decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1938.
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 303 U.S.
The Supreme Court is established by A ...
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Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad
''Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company'', 118 U.S. 394 (1886), is a corporate law case of the United States Supreme Court concerning taxation of railroad properties. The case is most notable for a headnote stating that the Equa ...
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