Legal Opinion

Walnut Realty Co. v. Director, Division of Taxation

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided January 22, 1962PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schettiro, J.

Petitioner, Walnut Realty Company, (hereafter referred to as Walnut) seeks to reverse a judgment of the Division of Tax Appeals which held the company subject to franchise taxes at the rates provided for a "financial business” rather than at the lower rates specified for a general business corporation. While the appeal was pending before the Appellate Division, we certified the matter on our own motion. R. R. 1:10-1 (a).

For the years 1952 through 1957 Walnut filed corporate franchise tax returns and paid annual taxes under the claim that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. First Nat. Bank of Guthrie Center v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. First Nat. Bank of Shreveport v. Louisiana Tax Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. State v. Erie RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1945
  5. State Tax Commission v. Allied Mortgage CompaniesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. K-MARTNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1975
  2. I. H. E. Financial Corp. v. Taxation Division DirectorNew Jersey Tax Court · 1981
  3. Chemical New Jersey Holdings, Inc. v. Director, Division of TaxationNew Jersey Tax Court · 2006
  4. Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
  5. Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010

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