Legal Opinion

Bean Dredging Corp. v. Olsen

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 14, 1987PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

Appellee paid under protest and sued for refund of a use tax levied by the State upon a large dredge and a number of supporting vessels which appellee operated and docked on the Mississippi River within the borders of the state. Exemption was *260claimed upon the basis that the equipment was being used in interstate commerce at all times during the tax years involved within the meaning of T.C.A. § 67-6-321.

The Chancellor allowed the exemption and ordered a refund. We reverse except for a small portion of the claim as stated later in this opinion.

The principal vessel, the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Department of Taxation & FinanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Vector Company, Inc. v. BensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. NorbergSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
  4. White v. RaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  5. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co. v. GerosaNew York Court of Appeals · 1965

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Moran Towing & Transportation Co. v. New York State Tax CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. McCurry Expeditions, LLC v. Richard H. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2014
  3. TECO Barge Line, Inc., n/k/a U.S. United Barge Line, LLC v. Justin P. Wilson, Tennessee Comptroller of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010

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