Legal Opinion
Gowens v. City of Bakersfield
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 28, 1960No. Civ. 6054PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShepard, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff (appellant herein) from a judgment of dismissal entered after the demurrer of defendants (respondents herein) to plaintiff’s complaint was sustained.
In general substance plaintiff’s complaint alleges, inter alia, that he is a hotel owner in the city of Bakersfield; that defendants have passed and are threatening to enforce an ordinance requiring him and other hotel owners to collect from transients a tax of 4 per cent of the compensation paid by them for lodging rentals; that under said ordinance a transient is defined as any person who for a period of not more…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Western Lithograph Co. v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- City of Glendale v. TrondsenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- Quong Ham Wah Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
- Ainsworth v. BryantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- John Tennant Memorial Homes, Inc. v. City of Pacific GroveCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
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- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
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