Legal Opinion
Bullock v. Marathon Oil Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 28, 1990No. 3-89-216-CV, 3-89-217-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EARL W. SMITH, Justice.
Marathon Oil Company and Marathon Petroleum Company, appellees, sued under Tex. Tax Code Ann. §§ 112.051-112.060 (1982 & Supp.1990), the tax protest statute, to recover franchise taxes paid under protest. Appellees also sued for declaratory judgment that the Comptroller’s rule 3.403, 34 Tex.Admin.Code § 3.403(c)(14) (1987) [superseded 1988], is invalid as of the time that appellees paid the franchise taxes which are the subject of these appeals. Hereafter, appellees will be addressed as Marathon. Marathon also sought judgment under the Administrative Procedure and Texas…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Madden v. Kentucky Ex Rel. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Cobb v. HarringtonTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Texas Monthly, Inc. v. BullockSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Texas Liquor Control Board v. Canyon Creek Land Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Bullock v. Foley Bros. Dry Goods Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Texas Department of Health v. Texas Health Enterprises, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
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