Morton v. Imperial Realty Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM KNOX Appeal from the Chancery Court of Knox County.— J. Pike Powebs, Jr., Special Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
In this ease a hill was filed to recover for the erection and maintenance of certain signboards upon which the complainant advertised the business of defendant.
Complainant’s business is declared to be a privilege and a tax imposed thereupon by the revenue statutes of Tennessee. The complainant did not show that he had complied with these statutes, nor' did it appear that he had paid his tax or taken out the license required.
These matters were interposed by the defendants in an amendment to their answer and relied on as a bar to Complainant’s suit.
The court of civil appeals was of opinion that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cary-Lombard Lumber Co. v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
- Alaska Salmon Co. v. Standard Box Co.California Supreme Court · 1910
- Stevenson v. EwingTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
- Haworth v. MontgomeryTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
- N. Margolys & Co. v. GoldsteinAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Goodyear v. MeuxTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
- Pyles v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
- McCallum v. McIsaacTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
- Thomas v. MillionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1952
- Rugg v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1926
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