Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. State Tax Commission

The plaintiff by this proceeding sought to restrain the tax commission of this state and the members thereof from enforcing chapter 191 of the Laws of 1933, p. 869, Rem. 1934 Sup., § 8326-1 [P. C. § 7068-31] et seq., generally known as the occupation tax law. To the amended complaint, which will be referred to as the complaint, a demurrer was interposed and overruled. The defendants did not elect to stand upon their demurrer, and did not refuse to plead further. A temporary injunction was issued to preserve the status quo until the cause could be tried upon its merits. Prom the judgment…