Cliff Weil, Inc. v. City of Richmond

On July 12, 1967 the City of Richmond instituted an action against Cliff Wed, Incorporated, trading as Tobacco City Wholesale Company (Cliff Weil) to recover a judgment in the sum of $9,708.12 for the 1964 license tax claimed to be due on its Admiral street operation. A trial was had and the court entered judgment for that amount. Upon petition of Cliff Weil we granted it a writ of error.

Cliff Weil, a Virginia Corporation, has operated as a wholesale merchant at 1315 East Main Street for a number of years. In March 1963 the corporation moved a portion of its business to 1209 Admiral street.…