Legal Opinion
Pacific Gas Etc. Co. v. State of California
California Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1931No. Docket No. Sac. 4412PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWaste, C. J.
Appeal by the plaintiff corporation, a public utility of the State of California, from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County upon sustaining of demurrer to plaintiff’s amended complaint. The action, based on an implied contract, is one in which plaintiff seeks to recover from the State the sum of $23,995, paid under protest to the Secretary of State for the privilege of filing a certificate of increase of plaintiff’s capital stock from $160,000,000 to $400,000,000. A tender of $5 as a filing fee was refused, and a total fee of $24,000, or $5 for every $50,000 of such increase,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Fatjo v. PfisterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
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