State ex rel. Florida Power & Light Co. v. Green

CALDWELL, Justice.

Relator, Florida Power and Light Company, by an original proceeding here seeks a peremptory writ of mandamus directing that the respondent, Ray E. Green, as Comptroller of the State of Florida, refund certain taxes assessed against and paid by relator.

Relator is a Florida corporation and maintains its facilities and properties in Florida. It possesses all the corporate powers granted to a corporation under Chapter 608, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., and, through its by-laws, has provided for the appointment of a transfer agent in the City of New York.

It it alleged the relator is…