CONTRAN CORP. v. BULLOCK

No. 12751.

567 S.W.2d 616 (1978)

CONTRAN CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Bob BULLOCK, Comptroller of Public Accounts, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied July 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Hogle, Kolodey & Thomas, Dallas, for appellant.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Myra A. McDaniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellees.


O'QUINN, Justice.

By this lawsuit Contran Corporation sought to recover corporate franchise taxes it alleged had been "paid under protest, under implied duress, and through mistake of law and/or [sic] fact." In compliance with statutory requirement Contran named as defendants the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer.

Contran did not allege statutory or legislative resolution as the State's consent to be sued, nor did...

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