Memphis v. American Express Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Shelby County. L. H. Estes, J.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
The American Express Company brought this suit against the city of Memphis to recover the sum of $57, paid under protest by the company to the city as a license tax for the year 1898 on the company’s eight wagons run over the streets of the city in gathering up and delivering express packages. The Circuit Judge, who tried the case without the intervention of a jury, rendered judgment for the company, and the city appealed in error.
*338The contention of the company was and is that the legislation under which the license tax was im- ■ posed had been repealed by the general revenue bill passed in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. YardleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Reelfoot Lake Levee District v. DawsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- Hunter v. MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1894
- Burke v. MemphisTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by15 opinions
- Turner v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- Memphis Street Railway Co. v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Hibbett v. PruittTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Belknap v. ShockWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
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