Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Curtis Publishing Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 1949No. Appeal, 7PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Chief Justice Maxey,

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, which held that the Curtis Publishing Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, was entitled to $3,818.66, this sum being the amount which the court adjudged to be an overpayment by the corporation of its excise tax for the year 1942.

This corporation being engaged in business in Pennsylvania was subject to the provisions of the Corporate Net Income Tax Act, which under the facts here present provides for a tax of 7% of this corporation’s net income for the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  3. Chas. Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial RelationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. National Life Insurance v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  5. Chastleton Corp. v. SinclairSupreme Court of the United States · 1924

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Amidon v. KaneCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. Koppers Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. SmithKline Beckman Corp. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Roy Stone Transfer Corp. v. MessnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  5. Commonwealth v. Eastern Motor Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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