Stelter v. Calvert

HUGHES, Justice.

Herbert B. Stelter, dba Golden Fleece, appellant, sued Robert S. Calvert, Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Texas and the State of Texas to recover certain taxes paid by him under protest.

The Trial Court sustained a plea to the jurisdiction of the court and dismissed appellant’s suit. We affirm.

The Trial Court made the following findings of fact which are undisputed: The Comptroller received from appellant a tax payment, under protest, of $1,179.06 on April 22, 1969, and received a tax payment of $602.40, under protest, on April 28, 1969. This suit was filed…