Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. Bowers

Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. Bowers, 358 U.S. 522 (1959), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that exempting non-residents from a state tax on storing property in warehouses was constitutional.[1] According to the Court, the state was allowed to attract out-of-state business, and the exemption was a rational means for that end.[2]

Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. Bowers
Decided February 24, 1959
Full case nameAllied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. Bowers
Citations358 U.S. 522 (more)
Holding
Exempting non-residents from a state tax on storing property in warehouses was constitutional.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
MajorityWhittaker
ConcurrenceBrennan, joined by Harlan

References

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  1. ^ Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. Bowers, 358 U.S. 522 (1959)
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Property Tax". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 390.
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