Sumner County v. Interurban Transp. Co.

Complainant filed this bill in the chancery court against the Interurban Transportation Company, a corporation, to enjoin it from using trucks upon the roads of the complainant. The hill shows in brief that the defendant is engaged in the transportation of freight over certain roads in Sumner county, which were formerly turnpike roads, built by corporations organized for such purposes. The county bought the turnpikes, and it and the state levied certain taxes upon defendant, which were all paid. Defendant owned a number of heavy trucks and operated them between the city of Nashville and…