City of Terre Haute v. Kersey
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Yigo Superior Court; S. M. McGregor, Special Judge. Suit by William P. Kersey and others to enjoin the city of Terre Haute from enforcing an ordinance imposing a tax for vehicle license. Erom a judgment for plaintiff's, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
— This appeal brings before us for review an ordinance adopted, and caused to be published, by the common council of the city of Terre Haute, Indiana, on January 7, 1899, imposing a license tax to be paid by the owners of certain vehicles used on the public streets of said city. The action was instituted in the lower court by William P. Kersey, in conjunction with his co-appellees herein, six in number, suing for themselves and in behalf of 5,000 others similarly situated, to enjoin appellant from enforcing against them the ordinance in controversy, for the reason that the same was wholly…
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