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STANDARD OIL CO. v. CALIFORNIA

No. 347.

291 U.S. 242 (1934)

54 S.Ct. 381

78 L.Ed. 775

STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA v. CALIFORNIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 5, 1934.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Vincent K. Butler, Jr., with whom Messrs. Oscar Sutro and Felix T. Smith were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. H.H. Linney, Deputy Attorney General of California, and Mr. U.S. Webb, Attorney General, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

By Ch. 267, Statutes 1923, as amended (Chs. 716 and 795, Statutes 1927), the State of California undertook to lay a license tax upon every distributor for each gallon of motor vehicle fuel "sold and delivered by him in this State" with certain exceptions not here important.

At its own expense and risk, appellant, a Delaware corporation, qualified to do business...

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