CITY OF COVINGTON v. CINCINNATI, NEWPORT & C. TR. CO.


515 S.W.2d 617 (1974)

CITY OF COVINGTON, Appellant, v. CINCINNATI, NEWPORT AND COVINGTON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald C. Wintersheimer, Charles P. Wagner, Covington, for appellant.

Robert E. Ruberg, Covington, Earl R. Huffman, Frost & Jacobs, Richard H. Rhein, Peck, Shaffer & Williams, Cincinnati, Ohio, for appellees.


CATINNA, Commissioner.

The City of Covington appeals from a judgment of the Kenton Circuit Court, Fourth Division, upholding the constitutionality of KRS 92.281(3) which prohibits a city from imposing a license tax upon a company that pays ad valorem and franchise taxes.

The city adopted ordinances in 1966, 1967, and 1968, requiring the payment of license fees for the privilege of doing business in the city. An attempt was made to collect these license fees...

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