Legal Opinion
Thompson v. State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1938No. 11101, 11120PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this - appeal is whether appellant, trustee for the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, debtor, a Missouri corporation, in reorganization proceedings under Section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 205, is liable for the corporate franchise or annual excise tax imposed by the laws of Louisiana upon foreign corporations doing business in that state, Act Lá. No. 10 of 1935, 1st Ex.Sess. The trustee having refused to pay the tax for the year 1935, the State and its Secretary of State, who was charged with the duty of collecting such taxes,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Michigan v. Michigan Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. WhitridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- In re Penn Central Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- State of Missouri v. EarhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Van Schaick v. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Collector of Revenue within & for the St. Louis v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
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