Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Knox v. Panhandle Oil Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1927No. 26366PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, P. J.
The suit is by the attorney-general, for the state, to recover about five thousand dollars from the appellee, Panhandle Oil Company, as taxes due by the oil company for the sale of gasoline, under chapter 115 of the Laws of 1924- and chapter 119 of the Laws of 1926, the verbiage of which is the same, and provides, in part, as follows :
“An act to amend section 2 of chapter 115 of the Laws of 1924 so as to increase the tax on the privilege of distributing gasoline in this state; imposing an excise tax upon the use of gasoline by persons in motor driven vehicles upon the public roads and streets…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Metcalf & Eddy v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Barataria Canning Co. v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1912
3Cited by9 opinions
- Panhandle Oil Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. KnoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Boeing Airplane Co. v. State Commission of Revenue & TaxationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1941
- State ex rel. Smith v. SnellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1929
- Community Public Service Co. v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Federal Land Bank v. DerochfordNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1939
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