Shell Co. v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurston county, Wright, J., entered March 10, 1920, in favor of the plaintiff, upon overruling á demurrer to the complaint, in an action to recover oil inspection fees paid under protest.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
The Shell Company of California seeks, by its second cause of action, to recover from the state of Washington the sum of $15,973.34, the amount of the fees paid by it for oil inspection under the provisions of Laws of 1907, p. 412, ch. 192, for the three years prior to the commencement of its suit. The complaint alleges that the Shell Company is engaged in the state of California in producing and buying crude petroleum oil and in refining and manufacturing it and shipping the products from California to Washington, where the same are sold in large quantities; that none of the products are…
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