TRINITYFARM CO. v. GROSJEAN

No. 355.

291 U.S. 466 (1934)

TRINITYFARM CONSTRUCTION CO. v. GROSJEAN, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF LOUISIANA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 5, 1934.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. D.K. Woodward, Jr., with whom Messrs. Victor A. Sachse and H. Payne Breazeale were on the brief, for appellant.

Messrs. Peyton R. Sandoz and Justin C. Daspit, with whom Mr. Gaston L. Porterie, Attorney General of Louisiana, was on the brief, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant has contracts with the United States for the construction of levees in Louisiana to control the waters of the Mississippi River. It consumes much gasoline in the operation of machinery employed to do the work. It imports its supply from other States in carload lots and places it in a central tank from which distribution is made to other tanks located on its...

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