Legal Opinion
State v. Sinclair Refining Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 9, 1940No. 35371PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
This is a summary proceeding brought by the State, under Act 14, Second Extra Session of 1935, against the Sinclair Refining Company, engaged in this state as a “dealer” in gasoline, kerosene, and petroleum products." The total amount claimed by the State is $135,758.36, with interest from the time of judicial demand, plus 10 per cent attorney’s fees.
The demand was made after the State audited defendant’s books and accounts, the audit covering a period beginning January 1, 1935, and ending June 1, 1938. The State alleged that during that period.the defendant imported into this…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Crowe v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Massachusetts Protective Ass'n v. FergusonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- McHenry v. AlforeSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- State v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
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3Cited by13 opinions
- General Petroleum Corp. of Cal. v. SmithArizona Supreme Court · 1945
- Collector of Revenue v. Murphy Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Jack A. Stephens v. Portal Boat CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Daspit v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
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