Legal Opinion
State v. El Rito Transp. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 3, 1939No. 35093PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment condemning the defendant to pay the State of Louisiana, through its Collector of Revenue, $875.11, with interest and attorney’s fees.
Alice Lee Grosjean, Collector of Revenue for Louisiana, instituted this suit against the El Rito Transportation Company for license taxes for the years 1935 to 1938, inclusive, under the provision of Act 26 of the Second Extra Session of 1935, as amended by Act 31 of the Fourth Extra Session of 1935. The defendant denied that it was liable for the tax, contending that the tax was for revenue only; that the Acts…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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