Legal Opinion

Eastman Chemical Co. v. Johnson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided November 24, 2004PublishedCited by 295 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, J.

FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ„ and ALLEN WALLACE, Sr.J., joined.

The sole issue in this case is whether certain chemical catalysts used by Eastman Chemical Company fall within the industrial machinery exemption to the Tennessee sales and use tax statute, Tennessee Code Annotated sections 67-6-101 et seq. (2003). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the taxpayer. The Court of Appeals reversed, dismissing the taxpayer’s complaint seeking refunds for 1995, 1996 and 1997 based on the Court of Appeals’ determination that the…

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