City of Petersburg v. General Baking Co.

This writ of error brings under review a judgment of the trial court exonerating defendant in error from the payment of license taxes assessed against it by the City of Petersburg.

The General Baking Company, Inc., filed its petition alleging :

“1. That it is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, and doing business in the State of Virginia under a certificate of authority obtained from the State Corporation Commission in accordance with the statutes of said State; that it owns and operates a large manufacturing plant in Norfolk, Virginia, where it produces and…