Legal Opinion
Green v. City of Pensacola
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 10, 1959No. A-394PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINTON, Judge.
The Attorney General petitioned for a writ of mandamus in the name of the State on the relation of the Comptroller against the City of Pensacola. The alternative writ sought to require payment of a gross receipts tax on natural gas sold by the city to its inhabitants during the year 1955, and levied by the Comptroller as evidenced by his duly recorded warrant.
The writ alleged that the city had refused to pay the tax imposed by law1 on *899the ground that it was exempt therefrom under the provisions of a special act of the Legislature.2 It was further alleged that the exemption…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State ex rel. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Board of EqualizersSupreme Court of Florida · 1922
- Pickerill v. SchottSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Barr v. WattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- State Ex Rel. Harrell v. ConeSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- City of Pensacola v. KingSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Department of Educ. v. LewisSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- Fulton Foundation v. Department of TaxationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Green v. City of PensacolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1961
- Davis v. GronemeyerSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Fuchs v. RobbinsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
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