People v. Ford Motor Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
LENNON, J
The state of California instituted the present action against the Ford Motor Company for the recovery of a franchise tax for the fiscal year 1915-16, in the sum of twenty-four thousand dollars, and accrued delinquency penalties amounting to three thousand dollars. Judgment was rendered in favor of the state and defendant appeals.
Upon this appeal the first question for consideration is whether the constitution and laws of this state authorize the imposition of a franchise tax upon the defendant, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Michigan and transacting both…
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