Roberts v. City of Eatonton

The defendant, J. L. Eoberts, was convicted in the police court of the City of Eatonton. His petition for certiorari was sanctioned and the writ of certiorari was issued. Gpon a hearing thereof “the petition for certiorari was overruled and a new trial refused.” On the trial of the case it was admitted by the defendant that he was peddling in the City of Eatonton the bottled-beverage drinks [soft drinks] of E. A. McCarthy. It was also admitted that there was an ordinance requiring á tax on peddling the bottled beverages in the City of Eatonton, and that the defendant had not paid such tax or…