Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Credit Company v. Louisiana Tax Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1971No. 29888_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge: .
Ford Motor Credit Company brought this action against the Louisiana Tax Commission, its individual members, and local (parish and municipal) tax assessors and collectors in six parishes in Louisiana in which Ford maintains places of business and in which its property consisting of intangible credits has been assessed for ad valorem taxation.
Ford sought a declaration that the assessments are unconstitutional and asked that they be ordered permanently erased from the tax rolls of the six parishes. Ford also alleged that a discriminatory rate had been applied in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Matthews v. RodgersSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Ott v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- City of Houston and Houston Independent School District v. Standard-Triumph Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Percy Bland v. Robert McHannCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Aluminum Company of America, and Cross-Appellant v. Department of the Treasury of the State of Michigan, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- John L. Dawson, Sr. v. John Childs, Assessor-Collector of Taxes for Dallas County, Texas, Dallascounty, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Kimmey v. H. A. Berkheimer, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Jack A. Stephens v. Portal Boat CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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