Minneapolis Street Railway Co. v. City of Minneapolis

Magney, Justice.

Prior to the going into effect of an amendatory ordinance adopted by the city council of Minneapolis on February 8, 1946, the city imposed upon the street railway company a license fee of $25 per year for each streetcar operated by the company. The $25 license fee was provided for in an ordinance adopted in 1890 and has been paid every year since that time. The amendatory ordinance im*110posed a fee of $100 per year per streetcar for the average number of cars operated by the company during the preceding year. The street railway company sought a declaratory judgment that the…