Corby Baking Co. v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to an order of the Hustings Court of city of Richmond, subjecting plaintiff in error to a_, State peddler’s license tax. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Whittle, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Corby Baking Company, Inc., by this writ of error, seeks relief from an order" of the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond, subjecting it to a State peddler’s license tax upon each of twenty-seven delivery wagons owned and used by it in connection with its business in that city.
The material facts are these: Plaintiff in error is a domestic corporation whose chief office and place of business is located in the city of Richmond. It does not purchase bread for sale, but produces and sells it at retail directly to householders and consumers in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. EckhardtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- McReynolds v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Commonwealth v. WerthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
3Cited by4 opinions
- H. L. Carpel of Richmond, Inc. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- City of Petersburg v. General Baking Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Sellers v. BlesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
- Sellers v. BlesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956