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CARROLL v. SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO.

136 Conn. 49 (1949)

WILLIAM T. CARROLL, TREASURER v. SOCONY-VACUUM OIL COMPANY, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided August 23, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Flood, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was William L. Hadden, attorney general, for the plaintiff.

Thomas J. Spellacy and Samuel H. Aron, with whom, on the brief, was John J. Kenny, for the defendant.

Maxwell M. Merritt and J. Kenneth Bradley argued the case as amici curiae.

The following attorneys appeared on briefs as amici curiae: W. Arthur Countryman, Jr., Joseph F. Berry, William L. Beers, Frederick L. Comley.

MALTBIE, C. J., BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and INGLIS, JS.

MALTBIE, C. J.

The issue presented by this reservation concerns the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly authorizing gasoline distributors in the state to retain certain moneys withheld by them under the terms of a statute which had in fact been repealed. The case is the outgrowth of our decision in Anastasio v. Gulf Oil Corporation, 131 Conn. 708, 42 A.2d 149.

Before undertaking a discussion of the issues argued before us, we...

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