Legal Opinion
Sharpe v. Standard Oil Company
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1975No. 48314PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
322 So.2d 457 (1975)
Robert G. SHARPE, Motor Vehicle Comptroller, State of Mississippi
v.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
No. 48314.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
October 13, 1975.
Rehearing Denied December 8, 1975.
Daniel, Coker, Horton, Bell & Dukes, John B. Clark, Roger C. Clapp, Jackson, for appellant.
Watkins & Eager, Cox & Dunn, Ltd., Jackson, for appellee.
Before RODGERS, SUGG and BROOM, JJ.
SUGG, Justice:
This case involves the validity of a tax of ten cents per gallon assessed by the Motor Vehicle Comptroller under Mississippi Code Annotated section 27-55-313 (1972) on diesel fuel sold by Standard Oil…
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