TARVER v. E.I. Du PONT de NEMOURS & CO.

No. 92-CA-921.

616 So.2d 216 (1993)

Leon R. TARVER, II, Secretary, Department of Revenue and Taxation, State of Louisiana, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Granted June 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marlon V. Harrison, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff/appellee.

Robert L. Roland, Baton Rouge, for defendant/appellant.

Before GAUDIN, GRISBAUM and DUFRESNE, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company has appealed from a judgment of the 40th Judicial District Court which found that Du Pont owed additional corporate franchise taxes relating to its investment in and/or acquisition of Conoco, Inc. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Du Pont, which owns 100 per cent of Conoco's voting stocks, argues on appeal (1) that the trial judge erred in equating ownership with control and (2) that it was also erroneous...

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