Erie v. Parade Street Market Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 166, April T., 1908, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Erie Co., May T., 1905, No. 134, on case tried by court without a jury in suit of City of Erie v. Parade Street Market Company. Assumpsit to recover a license tax. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. The case was tried by Walling, P. J., without a jury, and judgment was entered for defendant. Error assigned was in entering judgment for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The city of Erie brought this action of assumpsit to recover the sum of $600, being license taxes covering a period of six years, under an alleged ordinance of" the city imposing an annual license tax, of $100, on market companies doing business in the city. The ordinance in question was passed by the select council of the city on March 26, 1896, by the common council on March 30, 1896, and was duly certified and submitted to the mayor of the city for approval on March 31, 1896. The term of office of the mayor expired at noon on April 6,1896, and about ten o’clock A. m.…
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- In re Annexation of Morrellville BoroughSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- City of Allentown v. GrimSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
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