Legal Opinion

Turner v. City of Ardmore

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided February 18, 1913No. 2322PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Error from District Court, Carter County; S. II. Russell, Judge. Action by R. F. Turner and others against the City of Ardmore and others for an injunction. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

HARRISON, C.

This is an action wherein R. F. Turner and some eighteen other resident attorneys of the City of Ardmore sued to enjoin the municipal court of such city from prosecuting them for refusal to pay an occupation tax of $o each assessed by the city against each practicing attorney. The application was heard, and order of injunction granted by the judge of the district court May 31, 1910, and from the order of injunction, the city of Ardmore appeals.

The question whether the court was authorized to grant the prayer for the injunction depends in this case solely upon the ground…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wallace v. BullenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1896
  2. Fast v. Rogers, County TreasurerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
  3. Smith v. Board of Com'rs of Rogers CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  4. Thompson v. TuckerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
  5. M. Golden & Co. v. City of GuthrieSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1895

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Black v. GeisslerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  2. Shuman v. GilbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
  3. Grantham v. City of ChickashaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1932
  4. Nation v. ChismSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
  5. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. EldredgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917

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