Atlantic Greyhound Corp. v. City of Winchester

In several petitions for the correction of erroneous assessments, Atlantic Greyhound Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the petitioner, contended that the City of Winchester, hereinafter referred to as the City, had illegally assessed petitioner with license taxes for the years 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1953, for the operation of its bus terminal in that City. The petitions were consolidated and heard together. The trial court in its final order held that, prior to 1951, the City had no authority under its charter or the general law to impose a license tax for the privilege of…