Legal Opinion
Benton Bros. Drayage & Storage Co. v. Mayor of Savannah
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 3, 1963No. 22065PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
Will the fact that a motor common carrier does a minor portion of its business in intra-city hauling using trucks which are principally used in inter-city hauling and which therefore must be registered with the Georgia Public Service Commission bring such motor common carrier within the exemptions of the Motor Common Carriers Act, Code Ch. 68-6, thus permitting a city to tax its trucks and charge a license fee for the right to operate its business?
As to State preemption of the right to tax motor vehicles which come within the provisions of the Motor Common Carriers Act, or to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Moultrie Milk Shed Inc. v. City of CairoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- City of Waycross v. BellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Cahoon v. WillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Ellington Co. v. City of MaconSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- City of Albany v. AderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
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3Cited by5 opinions
- City of Columbus v. Atlanta Cigar Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- City of Columbus v. Atlanta Cigar Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Georgia Power Co. v. City of MaconSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Rooks v. RooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Rooks v. RooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984