Legal Opinion
Mississippi State Tax Commission v. Flora Drug Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 1933No. 30401PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The appellee, a duly licensed retail drug dealer, engaged in selling drugs, sundries, cigars, cigarettes, smoking tobacco, and tobacco products, filed a petition in the circuit court in the first district of Hinds county, Mississippi, against the state tax commission and the members thereof, seeking to compel the commission, by mandamus, to sell said dealer stamps as required by chapter 92, Laws of 1932, alleging that sections 3, 5, and G of said chapter are unconstitutional for various reasons, and, if enforced, would operate to destroy a lucrative business.
Counsel for appellee, the Flora…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Brushaber v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Coe v. ErrolSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Bell's Gap Railroad v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- McCray v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Billings v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by19 opinions
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