Legal Opinion
City of Farmers Branch v. Matsushita Electric Corp. of America
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 31, 1975No. 838PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Justice.
Plaintiff-appellee, Matsushita Electric Corporation of American (MEGA) brought suit against appellants, City of Farmers Branch, Texas, and T. E. Waldrip, the Tax Assessor-Collector of Farmers Branch, seeking a declaratory judgment that certain inventory on hand at MECA’s Farmers Branch warehouse on January 1, 1972, is exempt from taxation by virtue of the provisions of Article 1, Section 10, Clause 2 (the Import-Export Clause) of the United States Constitution. Further, MECA sought both temporary and permanent injunctions, enjoining Farmers Branch and Waldrip from attempting to…
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