CALVERT v. CANTEEN COMPANY

No. A-9547.

371 S.W.2d 556 (1963)

Robert S. CALVERT, Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas, et al., Petitioners, v. CANTEEN COMPANY et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 6, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Waggoner Carr, Atty. Gen., H. Grady Chandler, W. E. Allen, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, for petitioners.

Heath & Davis, Austin, for respondents.


STEAKLEY, Justice.

Respondents, Canteen Company et al., are in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail from mechanical vending machines. They sell through the machines separate items with a sales price of twenty-four cents or less. The items consist generally of candy, chewing gum, coffee, and soft drinks. The Comptroller of Public Accounts, the principal petitioner, required respondents to pay a two...

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