Utilities Natural Gas Co. v. State

Mr. Presiding Judge Harvey

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

In this case, the State of Texas sues the plaintiff in error, Utilities Natural Gas Company, to recover the occupation tax provided in Article 7060 of the Revised Statutes as amended in 1936 (Acts of 44th Leg., 3rd Called Session, Chap. 495), which statute, as amended, will be set out in this opinion. The case was tried without a jury, resulting in a judgment for the State. That judgment has been affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. (118 S. W. (2d) 927). The said Gas Company has been granted the writ of…