Legal Opinion
Bullock v. ABC Interstate Theatres, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 5, 1977No. 12601, 12621PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
Appeals in two causes involving the same basic tax controversy have been consolidated in this Court for purposes of decision and disposition of the issues.
ABC Interstate Theatres, Inc., engaged in exhibiting motion picture films, brought the first lawsuit (No. 12,601) in July of 1976 to recover taxes on leases of motion picture films, paid under protest to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, for tax periods in 1975 and 1976. In compliance with statute, Interstate sued as defendants the Comptroller, the State Treasurer, and the Attorney General of Texas. (V.A.T.S. Tax.-Gen.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Smith v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Simmons v. ArnimTexas Supreme Court · 1920
- Hurt v. CooperTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- The Texas Company v. StephensTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- McGuire v. City of DallasTexas Commission of Appeals · 1943
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