Legal Opinion
Daspit v. Sinclair Refining Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 26, 1941No. 36156PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff, Justin C. Daspit, who is an attorney at law, represented the collector of revenue in a suit in which he obtained for the State a judgment against the Sinclair Refining Company for a large sum of money for delinquent gasoline taxes, including the attorney’s fee of 10 per cent allowed by the tax statutes. See State v. Sinclair Refining Co., 195 La. 288, 196 So. 349. Daspit brought this suit to enjoin the Sinclair Refining Company from paying the 10 per cent attorney’s fee to the director of revenue, who is the successor in office of the collector of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Scurto v. Le BlancSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Foundation Finance Co. v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1934
- Renshaw v. RichardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
- State v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
- First Nat. Bank v. MayerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Daspit v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- South Central Bell Tel. Co. v. TraigleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Schwegmann Bros. Giant Super Mkts., Inc. v. MoutonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Burt v. ValoisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. v. CocrehamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
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