Legal Opinion
Rylander v. Palais Royal, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 26, 2002No. 03-01-00224-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE YEAKEL, Justice.
Appellants Carole Keeton Rylander, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and John Cornyn, Attorney General of the State of Texas, 1 appeal from a summary judgment in favor of appellees Palais Royal, Inc. and 3 Beall Brothers 3, Inc. (together “Bealls”), arising from a tax-protest suit. See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 112.052 (West 2001). 2 The district.court found the implementation of the earned-surplus amendments to the franchise tax act unconstitutional and ordered the Comptroller to refund franchise taxes paid by Bealls. See id. § 171.002, .110, .152, .1532.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. S.S.Texas Supreme Court · 1993
- Natividad v. Alexsis, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
- Commissioners Court of Titus County v. AganTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Brushaber v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Canal Insurance Co. v. Hopkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2007
- Pickett v. Texas Mutual Insurance Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Villarreal v. Harris County, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
- Board of Medical Examiners Ex Rel. State v. Nzedu, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- O'DONNELL v. AbbottDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2005
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