Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. Belridge Oil Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1954No. L. A. 22586PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in an action to recover businéss license taxes from the defendant. All the facts were stipulated to, and each party moved for summary judgment. The motion of defendant company was granted.
By its complaint in this action plaintiff sought a judgment in the amount of $9,768.30 as unpaid business license taxes owing for the years 1948-1950, inclusive. This claim is based on the ground that plaintiff has a right, under the provisions of section 21.166 of the Los Angeles City Tax Ordinance, to impose a business license tax on defendant measured by the company’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. GrosjeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Maxwell v. BugbeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- West v. Kansas Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Central Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. MealeySupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Fisher v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Kopp v. Fair Political Practices CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- United Business Commission v. City of San DiegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- California Cigarette Concessions, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
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