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STATE v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 3-87-104-CV.

747 S.W.2d 54 (1988)

STATE of Texas, et al., Appellants, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

March 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Christine Monzingo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for appellants.

Gilbert J. Bernal, Jr., Shapiro, Edens & Cook, Austin, Elizabeth C. Burton, Houston, for appellee.

Before SHANNON, C.J., and GAMMAGE and CARROLL, JJ.

SHANNON, Chief Justice.

Shell Oil Company, appellee, filed suit in the district court of Travis County to recover franchise taxes paid under protest to the Comptroller of Public Accounts. After trial to the court, the district court rendered judgment that Shell recover $335,951.54. This Court will affirm the judgment.

The franchise tax is one imposed on the value of the privilege to transact business in Texas. Bullock v. National Bankshares Corporation...

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