Legal Opinion
City of Sedalia Ex Rel. Ferguson v. Shell Petroleum Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1936No. 10373-10379PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
In these cases, seven in number, actions at law were brought by appellant, city of Sedalia, as plaintiff, against various oil companies to recover taxes due the city by virtue of two certain city ordinances. The action against each of the oil companies is substantially identical, and the issues in one case are determinative of the issues in all the others. By stipulation of the parties, the seven cases were consolidated for trial and presented at one hearing, and by a like stipulation, with the approval of this court, the seven cases have been consolidated upon appeal.…
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