State v. Standard Oil Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Action by the State involving the validity of the Oil Inspection Law.
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
This action involves the validity of the oil inspection law, in so far as it fixes a fee of ten cents a barrel for inspecting oil. In practical operation the receipts for inspection are so far in excess of the cost of inspection as to make the law a revenue measure, rather than one under the police power providing merely for the reasonable expenses of inspection.
The law has been in force since 1895. In April, 1913, the oil department was consolidated with the food, drug and dairy department. The following is a statement of receipts and expenditures:
Total receipts from oil inspection to April,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Red "C" Oil Manufacturing Co. v. Board of AgricultureSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- D. E. Foote & Co. v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- State ex rel. Bee Building Co. v. SavageNebraska Supreme Court · 1902
- Wadhams Oil Co. v. Tracy, State Supervisor of Inspectors of Illuminating OilsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- State ex rel. Cornell v. PoynterNebraska Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by9 opinions
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