Tax

Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas Company; and Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.

333 U.S. 870·Supreme Court of the United States·1948

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Opinion

No. 703. No. 704. Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas Company; and Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. [MAJORITY] Appeals from the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. The appeals are dismissed for want of jurisdiction. § 237 (a), Judicial Code, as amended, 28 U. S. C. § 344 (a). Treating the papers whereon the appeals were allowed as petitions for writs of certiorari as required by § 237 (c) of the Judicial Code, as amended, 28 U. S. C. § 344 (c), certiorari is granted. The Solicitor General is requested to file a brief as amicus curiae. Mac Q. Williamson, Attorney General of Oklahoma, Fred Hansen, Assistant Attorney General, and R. F. Barry for appellant.