Hunter v. Wells Fargo Express Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from City Court of Alexandria; L. L. Hooe, Judge. Action by E. F. Hunter, Tax Collector of City of Alexandria, against the Wells Fargo Express Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff, tax collector of Alexandria, authorized by Act No. 148 of 1906, proceeded by rule to compel the defendant to pay a license of $80 and statutory interest, and 10 per cent, attorney’s fee.
The Wells Fargo Company conducted an express business in Alexandria from January 1, 1912, to the date that plaintiff’s suit was filed.
Defendant answered by a general denial; averred that it is a foreign corporation; pays its license in the city of New Orleans, its principal place of business, under sections 6 and 9 of Act No. 127 of 1898; has filed its declaration of domicile in the city of New…
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