City of McKeesport v. McKeesport & Reynoldton Passenger Railway Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 86, April T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. Term, 1895, No. 247, on judgment for plaintiff. Assumpsit to recover license fee on street railway poles. Before White, J. Judgment for plaintiff for 1798.60. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was in finding that defendant company is liable and entering judgment against defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Willard, J.,
The select and common councils of the city of McKeesport, on the 8th day of August, 1892, ordained and enacted an ordinance as follows: “ An ordinance providing for the levy and collection of license tax on telegraph and other poles in the city of McKeesport. Sec. 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the select and common councils of the city of McKeesport, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by authority of the same, that from and after the passage of this ordinance all telegraph, telephone, electric light, electric power, heating or other companies, street car companies,…
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