Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co. v. Chambers
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate directed to the State Controller of the State of California. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
Mandamus to compel the state controller to issue a warrant in favor of the plaintiff on the state treasury for the amount of a judgment recovered by the plaintiff against the state of California in an action to recover state taxes illegally collected.
The plaintiff was a foreign corporation doing business in this state. Subdivision (d) of section 14 of article XIII of the constitution, provides that the franchises of all corporations, other than those engaged in certain public service, insurance or banking, shall be valued, in a manner to be provided by statute, and taxed at the rate of one…
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