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Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Evans, 345 U.S. 495 (1953)
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Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Evans, 345 U.S. 495 (1953)
Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Evans No. 330 Argued March 10, 1953 Decided May 4, 1953 * 345 U.S. 495
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
Syllabus
Appellant, a private corporation, entered into a contract with the Federal Government, under which, for a fee, appellant stored government-owned gasoline in tanks in Tennessee owned by appellant or leased by appellant from another private corporation. The Government agreed to assume liability for all state taxes. Tennessee levied on appellant a "special privilege tax" of six cents per gallon "for engaging in and carrying on such business" in the State.
Held: Sovereign immunity does not prohibit this tax. Pp. 496-501.
(a) United States v. Allegheny County, 322 U.S. 174, distinguished. Pp. 498-499.
(b) The Constitution does not extend sovereign exemption from state taxation to corporations or individuals, contracting with the United States, merely because their activities are useful to the Government or because the tax would burden the Government financially. P. 500.
(c) Tennessee has not discriminated against the Federal Government by denying immunity in this case after recognizing the immunity of a public body from the same tax in Tennessee Oil Co. v. McCanless, 178 Tenn. 683, 157 S.W.2d 267, where the facts were different. Pp. 500-501.
194 Tenn. 377, 250 S.W.2d 659, affirmed.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee sustained the validity of a tax levied on appellant under 2 Williams Tenn.Code §§ 1126-1147, for the privilege of storing government-owned gasoline in the State for the Government. 194 Tenn. 377, 250 S.W.2d 659. On appeal, to this Court, affirmed, p. 501.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Evans, 345 U.S. 495 (1953), in 345 U.S. 495, page 345 U.S. 496. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YG138YNXPTH6STS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Evans, 345 U.S. 495 (1953). cited in 1953, 345 U.S. 495, pp.345 U.S. 496. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YG138YNXPTH6STS.
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