MISS. POWER & LIGHT CO. v. STATE TAX COM'N

No. 96-CA-00070 COA.

704 So.2d 1343 (1997)

MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT COMPANY v. MISSISSIPPI STATE TAX COMMISSION.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1997.

Certiorari Denied February 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Grishman, Michael T. Dawkins, Watkins Ludlam & Stennis, Jackson, for Appellant.

Bobby R. Long, Gary W. Stringer, Jackson, for Appellee.

Before McMILLIN, P.J., and KING and SOUTHWICK, JJ.


McMILLIN, Presiding Judge, for the Court:

¶ 1. This is a case involving the proper interpretation of this state's franchise tax laws. Mississippi Power and Light (hereafter "MP & L") sought unsuccessfully to have the Mississippi Tax Commission remove certain accounts from consideration in computing the book value of the company's capital — the basis upon which the franchise tax is levied. MP & L appealed to the Chancery Court of Hinds County, which...

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