NELSON v. MONTGOMERY WARD

No. 256.

312 U.S. 373 (1941)

NELSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION, ET AL. v. MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 17, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John E. Mulroney, Assistant Attorney General of Iowa, with whom Mr. John M. Rankin, Attorney General, was on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Stuart S. Ball, with whom Messrs. John A. Barr, Maxwell A. O'Brien, and Harold W. Bancroft were on the brief, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is identical with that in Nelson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., ante, p. 359. Respondent is an Illinois corporation authorized to do business in Iowa. Respondent operates retail stores and mail order houses throughout the United States. It has 29 retail stores1 and several order offices in Iowa. It collects...

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