Legal Opinion
City of St. Petersburg v. Florida Coastal Theatres
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 13, 1949PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The complainants, theatre owners and operators, are resisting the payment of excise taxes imposed on them by defendant, City of St. Petersburg. On May 17, 1949, we denied certiorari. 40 So.2d 458. The instant appeal is from a final decree on bill and answer accompanied by a stipulation of facts. The bill of complaint prays for declaratory decree to determine, (1) the constitutional validity of Ordinance 1104-B, imposing the excise taxes complained of. (2) An order restraining the City, its agents and employees, from collecting said taxes. The final decree granted the relief prayed for and the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Triay v. BurrSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Woco Pep Co. of Montgomery v. City of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Jerome H. Sheip Co. v. AmosSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- City of Miami v. KayfetzSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- State ex rel. Worley v. LewisSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bessemer Theatres, Inc. v. City of BessemerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- Olan Mills, Inc. v. Panama CitySupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Paramount-Gulf Theatres, Inc. v. City of PensacolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Griswald v. State ex rel. BarrowDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Paramount-Gulf Theatres, Inc. v. City of PensacolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
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