Legal Opinion
State v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 30, 1938No. 34785PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
This is an action by the State of Louisiana to recover from the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company the amount of license taxes due it for the calendar years 1935, 1936 and 1937, under the provisions of Act No. 19 of 1932, as amended by Act No. 51 of 1934, generally known as the Louisiana Chain Store License Tax Act, together with interest and attorney’s fees.
Defendant, before filing any pleadings in the matter, deposited in the registry of the court the amount of the taxes involved, less interest and attorney’s fees; it then resisted the rule by excepting to the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HumesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. GrosjeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Oklahoma Operating Co. v. LoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Summerell v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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- Harmon v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Broadhead v. MonaghanMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
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