Cum. Telep. & Teleg. Co. v. Hopkins
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 107. — SEPARATE SUITS BY THE CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. AND THE LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. AGAINST W. A. HOPKINS, POLICE JUDGE OP THE CITY OP EMINENCE, &c., TO PROHIBIT THE ENFORCEMENT OP AN OCCUPATION TAX. Appeals from Henry Circuit Court. R. F. Peak, Circuit Judge. From a judgment dismissing their petitions, the plaintiffs appeal.
Read the full summary
Case 107. — SEPARATE SUITS BY THE CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. AND THE LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. AGAINST W. A. HOPKINS, POLICE JUDGE OP THE CITY OP EMINENCE, &c., TO PROHIBIT THE ENFORCEMENT OP AN OCCUPATION TAX. Appeals from Henry Circuit Court. R. F. Peak, Circuit Judge. From a judgment dismissing their petitions, the plaintiffs appeal. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES CITED. 1. The general assembly has no.t delegated to cities of the fifth 'Class the power to impose a license tax on railroad companies. (Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific R. R. Co. v. Commonwealth, 81 Ky., 492;…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge O’Rear
Reversing.
The two eases styled above present a common question, -though the former presents in addition a single other question for decision. The cases were-heard together -in this court. Appellant telephone company operated a telephone exchange in the town of Eminence, in connection with its long distance telephone service, extending through that town to-other and remote points in and out of this State: Appellant, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company,, is a chartered railroad corporation, created by the laws of this State and operating lines of railroad in and out of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Henderson Bridge Co. v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
- Applegate v. ErnstCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1868
- Elizabethtown & Paducah R. R. Co. v. Trustees of ElizabethtownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1876
- Neumeyer v. KrakelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
- Graham v. Mt. Sterling Coalroad Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1878
3Cited by25 opinions
- Raydure v. Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
- Campbell County v. City of NewportCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Portland v. Portland Ry., L. & P. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Kentucky Heating Co. v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- District Board of Tuberculosis Sanitarium Trustees v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.