Peninsular Casualty Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of error to Circuit Court for Leon County; John W. Malone, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, J.,
(after stating the facts) — The question *421presented for determination is whether the third plea is a sufficient defense to the action brought by the State to recover license taxes under the statute which requires the defendant and other insurance companies to pay “two per cent of the gross amount of receipts of premiums from policy holders in this State.” Chapter 5597 Acts of 1907; Peninsular Industrial Ins. Co. v. State, 61 Fla. 376, 55 South. Rep. 398. The contention is that the statute so arbitrarily discriminates against insurance companies as a class, in imposing license…
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