Savannah, Thunderbolt & Isle of Hope Railway v. Mayor of Savannah

The Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway filed, in the superior court of Chatham county, an equitable petition against the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, praying that the defendants be enjoined from collecting from the plaintiff a business or privilege tax levied by the municipal authorities upon street-railway companies doing business within the limits of the city, alleging that the city had no power or authority in law to levy such a tax. In an amendment to the petition it was alleged: “ All railroad companies stand upon the same footing, as regards taxation. The said…