Supreme Court Rejects Challenge on Tax Exemption of Religious Property

The United States Supreme Court today rejected an appeal challenging the constitutionality of state-granted tax exemptions on church property.

The appeal grew out of a case filed by a Cranston, R. I., firm which claimed that exemption of churches from taxation increased the tax on the firm’s property. The company’s attack on the constitutionality of church exemptions had previously been turned down by the Rhode Island Supreme Court. In a brief statement, the high tribunal said it was refusing to consider the appeal “for want of a substantial Federal question.”