Dravo Contracting Co. v. James

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is the second appeal in a suit instituted to enjoin the collection of taxes and penalties in the sum of $135,761.51 assessed by the Tax Commissioner of West Virginia against the Dravo Contracting Company. The case was first heard before a statutory court of three judges, and the taxes were held void on the ground that they burdened operations of the United States Government. Dravo Contracting Co. v. Fox, D.C., 16 F.Supp. 527. On appeal this decision was reversed by the Supreme Court and the case was remanded for further proceedings. James v. Dravo Contracting Co.,…