Legal Opinion

Tenneco Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided December 24, 1987PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.

Tenneco Inc. appeals from a decision of the Appellate Tax Board (board) affirming the refusal of the Commissioner of Revenue (Commissioner) to abate additional taxes assessed against Tenneco pursuant to G. L. c. 63, § 52A, for the years 1977, 1978, and 1979. Tenneco claims that various conclusions of the board were erroneous as a matter of law, and that its decision violates Tenneco’s State and Federal constitutional rights to due process and equal protection. We affirm the board’s decision.

Tenneco Inc. is a Delaware corporation which has been certified to do business in Massachusetts since…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vt.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Hans Rees' Sons, Inc. v. North Carolina Ex Rel. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. New Boston Garden Corp. v. Board of AssessorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  5. Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Missouri State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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