Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Gully

Cook J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

On November 27, 1931, W. J. Miller, State Tax Collector, instituted this suit by filing a bill of complaint in the chancery court of Adams county against the Pan American Petroleum Corporation, appellant herein, seeking to recover from it unpaid taxes on gasoline received in the state of Mississippi for sale or use on the streets and highways thereof, amounting to $150,000; and this appeal is from a decree awarding a recovery of $72,722.30 for the period between April 26, 1928, and November 27, 1931.

The bill of complaint sought recovery on general…