Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Gulf Oil Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 4, 1983No. Civ. 5934PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ANDREEN, J.
We are called upon to decide to what extent a county tax assessor may compel disclosure of interpretative data from taxpayers.
Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 468 1 plaintiff Kern County Assessor Herbert E. Roberts (Assessor) secured a subpena duces tecum compelling defendant Gulf Oil Corporation (Gulf), through one of its employees, 2 to appear in court, answer questions concerning certain properties owned by Gulf and to produce records concerning same. Gulf then moved to modify, limit or quash the subpena duces tecum and for protective orders. After a hearing…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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