Great Lakes Chemical Corp. v. Wooten

George Rose Smith, Justice.

During three tax years beginning March 1, 1973, Great Lakes purchased chlorine in Louisiana and Texas, paying no sales tax upon it, and used the chlorine in the manufacture of bromine at its plant in Union county. The appellee made a use tax assessment of $94,342.24, plus interest and 10% penalty, upon the value of the chlorine. Great Lakes protested the tax on the ground that the chlorine is exempt, because it becomes “a recognizable, integral part” of the bromine and therefore falls within the sales tax exemption (incorporated in the use tax law) of sales for…