Deaton, Inc. v. Monroe

Deaton, Inc., filed this action in the Montgomery Circuit Court against James P. Hayes, as commissioner of the Department of Revenue,1 and Charles Bishop, as commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, seeking a judgment declaring that the statute imposing the "Alabama Pump Inspection Fee"2 violates the Interstate Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution and declaring that a refund is due under the International Fuel Tax Agreement ("IFTA"). See U.S.C.A. § 31701(3). The trial court granted the motion to intervene filed by Mack Roberts, as commissioner of the…