Town of Hackleburg v. Northwest Alabama Gas District

170 So.2d 792 (1964)

TOWN OF HACKLEBURG

v.

NORTHWEST ALABAMA GAS DISTRICT.

6 Div. 87.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 24, 1964.

Rehearing Denied January 21, 1965.

Edward P. Fowler, Hamilton, for appellant.

Rankin Fite, Hamilton, for appellee.

C. R. Lewis, Dothan, for City of Dothan, amicus curiae.

Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Jos. H. Johnson, Jr., and John P. Adams, Birmingham, amici curiae in support of application for rehearing.

HARWOOD, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Town of Hackleburg from a decree entered in a declaratory judgment action adjudging that a privilege license tax of 1½ percent of…