Trustees of Cook's Estate v. Sheppard

BLAIR, Justice.

This case is companion to and in most respects is controlled by our decision in the case of Group No. 1 Oil Corporation v. Sheppard, Comptroller, et al., 89 S.W. (2d) 1021, this day decided. Appellants herein sued George H. Sheppard, State Comptroller, and Charley Lockhart, State Treasurer, for the refund of certain gross production taxes on oil, which they paid under written protest to appellees, aggregating $907.22. The taxes were demanded and collected as being due under H.B. 154, c. 162, Acts 1933, as’ amended by Acts 1933, 1st Called Sess., c. 12, the material portions of…