Legal Opinion
Barringer v. Griffes
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided September 2, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-231PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, OPINION AND ORDER
PARKER, Chief Judge.
In 1988, plaintiffs, then Connecticut residents, purchased a 1988 Mazda automobile, registered it in Connecticut, and paid the state sales tax of 7.5 percent of the car’s value. In 1990, plaintiffs moved to Vermont, bringing the Mazda with them. To register the vehicle in Vermont, as they wish to do, they are required by Vermont law to pay a use tax of five percent of the vehicle’s cost. 1 Plaintiffs have refused to pay the tax, claiming that it violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. On August 27, 1991, they…
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- Henneford v. Silas Mason Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Greg R. Barringer and Judith M. Barringer v. Michael D. GriffesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Schantz v. Marine Midland Bank, N.A. (In Re Schantz)District Court, N.D. New York · 1998
- Barringer v. GriffesDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1992
- Greg R. Barringer and Judith M. Barringer v. Michael D. GriffesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Greg R. Barringer and Judith M. Barringer v. Michael D. GriffesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993