S. Zemurray & Co. v. Town of Franklin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; T. M. Milling, Judge. Injunction by S. Zemurray & Co. against the Town of Franklin and others. From judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is an injunction suit against the defendants to restrain them from interfering with the plaintiff’s agent in the sale of bananas by bunches from a freight car at Franklin, La., because of the failure of the plaintiff to take out a wholesale license in the town of Franklin for the year 1912.
Plaintiff’s firm was domiciled in the city of New Orleans, where it was engaged in the wholesale fruit business. Plaintiff had paid license taxes to the state and to the city of New Orleans for the year 1912.
The town of Franklin, for answer to the petition, averred that the plaintiff was engaged in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pegues v. RaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
- Murrell v. BokenfohrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
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