Legal Opinion
City of Jefferson City, Mo. v. Cingular Wireless
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2008No. 07-2884, 07-2885PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether providing cell phone services 1 in the City of Springfield (“Springfield”) 2 makes a company subject to a local tax ordinance on businesses who engage in “supplying telephones, and telecommunications and telephonic service, and telecommunications services, within the city.” 3 Springfield Code § 70-452 (2000). The district court 4 granted Springfield’s request for declaratory judgment and held that the defendants, Alltel Communications, Inc. (“Alltel”), Cingular Wireless LLC, and Southwestern Bell Wireless, LLC (Cingu-lar and Southwestern…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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