Legal Opinion
People v. Texas Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 27, 1929No. 12,185PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
The state of Colorado, by the Attorney General, brought action against the Texas Company, a Delaware corporation, to recover a balance claimed for a statutory excise tax at the rate of three cents per gallon, on gasoline sold, offered for sale and used by defendant during the month of May, 1927, in this state. Also for a penalty in double the amount of the balance of the excise tax; the penalty is claimed for failure to pay such tax within the time prescribed by law. The action further seeks to recover an inspection fee of one-tenth of one cent a gallon on gasoline' and kerosene which…
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