Legal Opinion
Cobb v. Harrington
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1945No. A-512PublishedCited by 425 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smedley
This action, under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (Chapter 164, Acts Reg. Sess., 48th Leg., Art. 2524-1, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes), was brought by respondents W. 0. Harrington and Robert Ramp against petitioners George H. Sheppard, State Comptroller, and his deputy, G. C. Cobb, for the purpose of obtaining the rendition of a judgment declaring whether or not respondents are legally liable to pay and petitioners are legally authorized to demand, collect and receive from respondents an occupation tax measured by the gross receipts of “motor carriers” and levied by Section 1(a),…
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