PURE OIL CO. v. MINNESOTA

No. 74.

248 U.S. 158 (1918)

PURE OIL COMPANY v. STATE OF MINNESOTA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1918.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Nathan H. Chase, with whom Mr. Clifford Thorne was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Egbert S. Oakley, Assistant Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, with whom Mr. Clifford L. Hilton, Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, was on the brief, for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

In this case the State of Minnesota sued the plaintiff in error, an extensive dealer in oils, to recover fees, which were charged for the inspection of oils and gasoline, between February 1, 1913, and April 25, 1915. The judgment of the State Supreme Court affirming that of the trial court in favor of the State is before us for review on writ of error.

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