B. F. McCormick Lumber Co. v. City of Winchester

Opinion op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

Claiming that its manufacturing plant, located in the city of Winchester, Kentucky, was exempt from taxation, under and by virtue of an ordinance of that city enacted pursuant to section 170 of the Constitution, plaintiff, the B. F. McCormick Lumber Company, brought this action against the city of Winchester and its assessor, H. W. Scrivener, to enjoin the assessment and collection of taxes thereon for a period of five years from April 1, 1911. A demurrer to the petition as amended was sustained, and the injunction denied.…