Legal Opinion
Mississippi River Fuel Corp. v. Cocreham
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 30, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 2898PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, District Judge:
In this suit plaintiff, Mississippi River Fuel Corporation, challenges the right of the defendant, State of Louisiana, through its Collector of Revenue, to levy and collect a severance tax on oil, gas, or other minerals severed from property located within the State of Louisiana but owned by the United States Government, and on which plaintiff, a private corporation, holds an oil and gas lease. In the year 1930, the United States acquired title from the City of Shreveport, the State of Louisiana, and the Board of Commissioners of Bossier Levee District to some 22,000…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- James Stewart & Co. v. SadrakulaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Frost-Johnson Lumber Co. v. Salling's HeirsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Howard v. Commissioners of Sinking Fund of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Humble Pipe Line Co. v. WaggonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mississippi River Fuel Corporation v. Roland Cocreham, Collector of Revenue of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Shell Oil Co. v. SecretarySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Murphy Oil Corporation v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Mississippi River Fuel Corp. v. CocrehamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Mississippi River Fuel Corporation v. Roland Cocreham, Collector of Revenue of the State of Louisiana, Texas Gas Exploration Corporation v. Ashton J. Mouton, Collector of Revenue of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968