Legal Opinion
Davison v. Woolworth Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 16, 1938No. 12437PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
E. W. Woolworth Company seeks to enjoin the sale of its property under an execution for the tax imposed by paragraph 50 of the general tax act of 1935, which reads as follows: '“Electrical Contractors. Upon all electrical contractors, $25.00 for each county. The term ‘electrical contractor5 as used in this paragraph shall be held to mean each person, firm, or corporation who shall engage in installing, repairing, and/or selling electrical wiring or equipment.55 Its resistance to the payment of the tax rests upon its contention that although it operates a retail mercantile…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mayor v. HartridgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
- Wright v. HirschSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. v. TollefsenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. ShiverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ford Motor Co. v. AbercrombieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Kuttner v. SwansonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Thompson v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Ralls v. E. R. Taylor Auto CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- ERVIN COMPANY v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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