State Ex Rel. Ford Motor Co. v. Gehner

This is an original proceeding by certiorari against respondent Gehner, as assessor and as president of the board of equalization, and Edmond Koeln, as collector, and Louis Nolte, as comptroller, all of the City of St. Louis, seeking to quash a supplemental assessment against relator for income taxes for the year 1926. Our writ issued. Respondents filed a joint return. Relator filed its motion for judgment on the pleadings, thereby admitting all facts in respondents’ return which are well pleaded.

Relator is a Delaware corporation, with its principal office in Detroit, Michigan. It does…