Moore v. Standard Oil Co.

Appellant, Thomas Moore, sheriff and tax collector of Hinds county, instituted suit against the appellee, Standard Oil Company, a corporation, doing business in Jackson, Miss., to recover from appellee two privilege licenses of twenty-five dollars each, together with one hundred per cent, statutory damages thereon, for conducting two greasing racks, owned and conducted by appellee at two separate service stations in Jackson. It is admitted that appellee had paid one of the privilege licenses required, covering the period in question.

The question for decision is whether appellee is liable for…