State v. Akin Products Company

In a well-considered opinion the Court of Civil Appeals has correctly decided this case, 279 S.W. 2d 409. No reason is perceived why the most of that opinion should not be adopted by this court and published in our official reports. We therefore quote with approval therefrom as follows:

“Plaintiffs sued the State of Texas to recover taxes that they claim they paid to the State under the duress of an unconstitutional law. The State has appealed from a summary judgment for the plaintiffs, and a denial of the State’s prayer for summary judgment.

“In 1949, the Texas Legislature enacted the Texas…