Western Public Service Co. v. Meharg

The original -opinion in the ease is reported in 288 S. W. 141. The motion presents nothing that was omitted in original consideration; however, in view of the fact that counsel make a contrary insistence, we desire to supplement the former opinion.

There is a rule, it is urged, to the effect that statutes imposing taxes are to be “strictly construed against the right of the state to collect,” which rule, it is said,, we must have ignored. We do- not dispute existence of the rule or the justice manifest in its rightful application. Nor did we forget it. But in respect to the matter, it is not…