Legal Opinion
State v. Wakefield Fisheries, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1972No. 1397, 1398PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, Justice.
This is an appeal by the state from a superior court decision interpreting the tax rate to be applied to commercial crab fisheries. The trial judge found that the commercial fishing operations of the appellees are covered by AS 43.75.060(1), which would tax them at a rate of one percent of the value of the crab meat processed, rather than by AS 43.75.060(2), which would tax them at four percent of the value of the crab meat. The parties are in substantial agreement with the findings of fact. The appeal raises only legal problems about the applicable statutes and the nature of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Erskine v. Van ArsdaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- City of Philadelphia v. the CollectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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