DIXIE RENTS, INC. v. CITY OF MEMPHIS


594 S.W.2d 397 (1979)

DIXIE RENTS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, Glenn E. Foster, Treasurer of the City of Memphis, County of Shelby, and Riley C. Garner, Shelby County Trustee, Defendants-Appellants. JOHN T. FISHER LEASING COMPANY, INC., John T. Fisher Motor Company-Leasing Division, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, Glenn E. Foster, Treasurer of the City of Memphis, County of Shelby, and Riley C. Garner, Shelby County Trustee, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied January 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Morrow, Memphis, for plaintiff-appellee Dixie Rents, Inc.

Donald A. Malmo and Charles T. Tuggle, Jr., Memphis, for plaintiffs-appellees John T. Fisher Leasing Company, Inc. and John T. Fisher Motor Company-Leasing Division.

William C. Bateman, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Memphis, for defendants-appellants City of Memphis, Glenn E. Foster, Treasurer of the City of Memphis.

J. Minor Tait, Jr., Asst. County Atty. and Mary Margaret Weddington, Memphis, for defendant-appellant County of Shelby.

Carl N. Stokes, Asst. County Atty., Memphis, for defendant-appellant Riley C. Garner, Shelby County Trustee.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court January 28, 1980.

NEARN, Judge.

The plaintiffs are in the business of leasing chattels. Plaintiffs are all taxed under the Business Tax Act, T.C.A. § 67-5801 et seq. For the years 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 plaintiffs were also assessed taxes by the City of Memphis and the County of Shelby for personal property taxes pursuant to T.C.A. § 67-601 et seq. (Property Tax Act...

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