Kearns Coal Co. v. City of Knoxville

Companion bills were filed by complainant Kearns Coal Company,’in the Chancery Court of Knox County, against the City of Knoxville and J. W. Dance as County Court Clerk of Knox County and ex officio collector of privilege taxes for the state and county. The purpose of the bills was to recover certain privilege taxes paid by complainant under section 1248.36 of Williams Code, for the year 1944. Said taxes had been paid under protest by the complainant, who sets out the reasons for the protest and alleged illegality of the collection, in identical terms in both bills, as follows: “Complainant…