Legal Opinion
Wofford Oil Co. v. Town of Willacoochee
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 13, 1937No. 11662PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bussell, Chief Justice.
Wofford Oil Company maintained a bulk ox wholesale plant fox petroleum products in the City of Douglas, from which it distributed such products to its customers in the surrounding territory. One of its customers ran a retail filling-station in the Town of Willacoochee in a neighboring county. The mayor and council of Willacoochee passed an ordinance levying an occupation tax for the year 1935 on “oil or gasoline, or wholesale dealers in, $50.” The Wofford Oil Company during 1935, upon receipt from its customer in Willacoochee of an order over the telephone or through…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hewin v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- City of Atlanta v. JacobsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Southern Express Co. v. Rose Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Wofford Oil Co. v. City of BostonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Kimmel v. Mayor of AmericusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Columbus v. Atlanta Cigar Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- City of Columbus v. Atlanta Cigar Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Fruit Co. v. City of DaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Gaissert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Burroughs v. Town of MeigsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
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