Legal Opinion
Camden Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of St. Marys
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 16, 1981No. 37370PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
The issues in this case are whether or not the City of St. Marys has the authority to impose the tax in question upon Camden Telephone & Telegraph Company, Inc., and if so, must the City first obtain the consent of the Public Service Commission.
In 1955 the city granted the company a 35-year franchise to operate a telephone system within the city. The city required the company to pay a license fee each year as a part of its general business license ordinance. In 1979 this fee was $65. During 1979 the city amended its business license ordinance so as to exclude telephone…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Peginis v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Southern Express Co. v. Rose Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Inter-City Coach Lines Inc. v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Pharr Road Investment Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
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- City of LaGrange v. Troup County Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Hadley v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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