Automobile Gasoline Co. v. City of St. Louis

Plaintiff sued in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis to recover money paid, under protest as is alleged, to defendant collector as gasoline merchant's license taxes. Defendants demurred to the petition on the ground that no cause of action was stated, which demurrer was by the court sustained. Plaintiff declined to plead further: whereupon judgment went for defendants, and plaintiff appealed. The question presented on this appeal is whether or not the city ordinance pursuant to which the license tax was demanded and paid is valid. If it is valid the demurrer was rightly sustained.…