Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Harbison Sheriff
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Forrest county. Hon. E. S. Hall, Judge. Suit by A. E. Harbison, Sheriff and Tax Collector, against the Sperry & Hutchinson Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSam C. Cook, P. J.
The sheriff and tax collector of Forrest county instituted this suit against the appellant corporation seeking to recover a privilege tax of two hundred and fifty dollars for the years 1913, 1914, and 1915, and for the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for each of said years as a penalty for the failure to pay the aforesaid privilege tax.
The defendant below was a foreign corporation, and, having complied Avith the laws of this state, the secretary of state issued to it a certificate authorizing it to carry on its business in this state. Having received the certificate, ,the corporation…
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