Legal Opinion

Nicholson v. City of Forrest City

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 6, 1950No. 4592-4594PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLeflar, J.

Three separate cases are consolidated on this appeal. The three appellants, defendants below, were each convicted and fined ten dollars and costs in the Police Court of Forrest City for violation of the occupation tax ordinance of that city. On appeal to Circuit Court the Judge, trying the cases without a jury, again found each defendant guilty and reimposed the same sentence. The defendants now appeal to this Court.

Ordinance No. 603 of Forrest City levies certain “annual privilege licenses” as follows:

“Photographers: $11.00 per year.
“Photograph salesman which means each person engaged in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Western Live Stock v. Bureau of RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  5. Nippert v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Food Management, Inc. v. Blue Ribbon Beef Pack, Inc., Blue Ribbon Beef Pack, Inc. v. Food Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  2. Graves v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  3. Larey v. Continental Southern Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
  4. State v. MobleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  5. Commonwealth v. Olan Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1955

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