Legal Opinion

Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. McCanless

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 5, 1944PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mb. Chiee Justice Gbeen

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was filed to recover excise taxes and penalties collected from complainant .under Chapters 9$ and 176 of the Public Acts of 1937 and paid under protest for the years July 1, 1939 — July 1, 194:2. The bill was dis.missed by the chancellor and the complainant has appealed.

The case may be described as an aftermath of Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. Pope, 178 Tenn., 580, 161 S. W. (2d), 211, the decree in which was affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. Beeler, 315 U. S., 649, 62 S. Ct., 857,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Western Live Stock v. Bureau of RevenueSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Shaffer v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. Butler Bros. v. McColgan, Franchise Tax CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Underwood Typewriter Co. v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  5. United States Glue Co. v. Town of Oak CreekSupreme Court of the United States · 1918

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. American Can Co. v. McCanlessTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
  2. American Bemberg Corp. v. CarsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
  3. John Ownbey Co. v. ButlerTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Esso Standard Oil Co. v. EvansTennessee Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. McCanless Commissioner of Finance & TaxationTennessee Supreme Court · 1946

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