Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. City of Fitzgerald
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 3, 1919No. 1049PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Crum. Ben Hill superior court. May 13, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
The Western Union Telegraph Company brought suit in the superior court of Ben-Hill county) against the City of Fitzgerald and certain of its officers and agents, to enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance of the City of Fitzgerald imposing an occupation tax of $100 for the year 1917 upon the telegraph company. It was alleged that the tax imposed was unreasonable, excessive, discriminatory, and confiscatory. An interlocutory injunction was denied, and the plaintiff excepted.
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