Legal Opinion
Ott v. De Bardeleben Coal Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1948No. Nos. 12116-12126PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Circuit Judge.
These suits were brought by appellees for the return of ad valorem taxes assessed and collected by the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana. They were consolidated for the purpose of trial as they are for the purpose of appeal.1
The four appellees, Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. (hereinafter called “Mississippi”), American Barge Line Co. (“American”), Union Barge Line Corporation (“Union”), and DeBardeleben Coal Corporation (“DeBardeleben”), as their names imply, operate barge lines. Mississippi, American, and DeBardeleben sued for return of taxes collected for…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ott v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Central Steel & Wire Co. v. City of DetroitDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1951
- Ott, Commissioner of Public Finance v. Mississippi Barge Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Murchie v. DelaneyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1949
- Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports1950