Commonwealth v. National Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 23, May T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., March T., 1892, No. 172, for plaintiff, on appeal from tax settlement. Before Appeal from tax settlement.
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Appeal, No. 23, May T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., March T., 1892, No. 172, for plaintiff, on appeal from tax settlement. Before Appeal from tax settlement. Before McPherson, J. The case was tried by the court without a jury, the facts being found as follows : “1. The defendant is a limited partnership, organized in April, 1887, under the limited partnership act of 1874, for the purpose of ‘ manufacturing refined oils from crude petroleum and the manufacture of the commercial products of crude petroleum produced or purchased by the association for those purposes,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Williams,
This is another case in which a manufacturing company is attempting to supply itself with the raw material it needs by production instead of purchase. It is ruled by Commonwealth v. Juniata Coke Company, and Commonwealth v. Savage Brick Company, [the preceding cases,] decided at the present term and in which opinions áre herewith filed.
Another question has been raised in this case and urged with earnestness and ability. It is that of the constitutionality of the act of 1889, particularly of that portion of it which makes the capital stock of corporations a…
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