Ex Parte Exxon Mobil Corp.

Exxon Mobil Corporation ("Exxon") petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals affirming, without an opinion, the judgment of the Baldwin Circuit Court upholding a final assessment against Exxon by Baldwin County of a use tax. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. BaldwinCounty (No. 2030648, Dec. 30, 2004), 921 So.2d 478 (Ala.Civ.App. 2004) (table). We granted the petition to review an issue of first impression concerning the interpretation of § 40-20-2(c) and (d), Ala. Code 1975, imposing limitations on the power of a county to impose taxes on…