Legal Opinion
Xerox Corp. v. County of Harris
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 13, 1982No. 81-1489PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We noted probable jurisdiction to decide whether a state may impose nondiscriminatory ad valorem personal property taxes on imported goods stored under bond in a customs warehouse and destined for foreign markets. The Texas Court of Civil Appeals held such taxes constitutional.
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Appellant Xerox Corp. is a New York corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling business machines. Its operations span the globe, and it has established *147affiliates in foreign countries to facilitate foreign sales. It has assembly plants and production facilities in Mexico.
Xerox manufactured parts…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McGoldrick v. Gulf Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Fabbri v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- District of Columbia v. International Distributing Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- County of Harris v. Xerox Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1981
3Cited by37 opinions
- R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ocean Garden, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Marktrade Company, Inc. Alberto J. Soler, Defendants-Counterclaimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Virginia Indonesia Co. v. Harris County Appraisal DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Itel Containers International Corp. v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Star-Kist Foods, Inc. v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
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