Legal Opinion
Williams Natural Gas Co. v. . State Board of Equalization
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 20, 1994No. 84097PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Chief Justice.
Three public service corporations, Williams Natural Gas Company, Williams Pipe Line Company, and Williams Telecom Group (Williams Companies) ask this Court to assume original jurisdiction. They request a writ prohibiting the State Board of Equalization (Board) from assessing their public service property at a greater ratio than that applied to public service property owned by railroads and airlines. Original jurisdiction is assumed and the petition for a writ of prohibition is denied.
The Williams Companies assert that the assessment of their property at a ratio higher…
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