STERLING v. PHILADELPHIA


378 Pa. 538 (1954)

Sterling v. Philadelphia, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

June 28, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham L. Freedman, City Solicitor, with him Richard D. Solo and Murray L. Schwartz, Assistant City Solicitors, Abraham L. Wernick, Deputy City Solicitor, and Jerome J. Shestack, First Deputy City Solicitor, for appellants.

William Clarke Mason, with him Sydney S. Stern, for appellees.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, June 28, 1954:

There are two questions involved in this appeal: (1) Does the ordinance of the City of Philadelphia of December 9, 1952, imposing a so-called mercantile license tax, include in its coverage members of the bar engaged in the practice of their profession? (2) If so, is the ordinance unconstitutional as an interference with the judicial branch of government?

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