KANSAS CITY v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 22281.

284 S.W.2d 874 (1955)

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Kansas City Court of Appeals. Missouri.

December 5, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Proctor, Maurice E. Benson, Kansas City, for appellant.

Clay C. Rogers, Kansas City, Rogers, Field & Gentry, Kansas City, of counsel, for respondent.


CAVE, Judge.

This is a proceeding under the Declaratory Judgments Act, Ch. 527 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. For brevity, we shall refer to the appellant as the "city" and to the respondent as the "company".

The fundamental question presented is whether the city, under Sec. 148.440 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. has the authority to levy and collect an occupation license tax from the defendant company for the 6 separate individuals, firms and corporations doing its business in...

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