Legal Opinion
Lovett v. Lee
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 16, 1940PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is an appeal from a final decree of the Circuit Court of Duval County dismissing the bills of complaint of the several complainants.
AVhiddon Cash Stores, a Florida corporation, was engaged in the retail grocery business in Jacksonville, Florida, and operated a number of stores. They were subject to the tax imposed under Chapter 16848 of the laws of 1935, Generally known as the “Chain Store Tax.” The Chain Store tax was not paid and on November 12, 1937, Hon. J. M. Lee as Comptroller of the State of Florida, in pursuance of Sectioñ 12 of said Act, caused a warrant to be issued for the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Heriot v. City of PensacolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Morgan v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Pillans Smith Co., Inc. v. LoweSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
- Baer v. G. M. A. Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Ex parte SimsSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Victor Chemical Works v. GaySupreme Court of Florida · 1954
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- State ex rel. Housing Authority of Plant City v. KirkSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- United States v. S.K.A. Associates, Inc., the S. K. A. Associates, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- GMCA CORPORATION v. Noni, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
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