CRUTCHFIELD CORP. v. TESTA

No. 2015-0386.

151 Ohio St.3d 278 (2016)

2016-Ohio-7760

CRUTCHFIELD CORPORATION, APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE, v. TESTA, TAX COMMR., APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brann & Isaacson, Martin I. Eisenstein , David W. Bertoni , and Matthew P. Schaefer ; and Baker Hostetler and Edward J. Bernert , for appellant and cross-appellee.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, and Daniel W. Fausey and Christine Mesirow , Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee and cross-appellant.

Macey, Wilenski & Hennings, L.L.C., and Peter G. Stathopoulos ; and Robert Alt , urging reversal for amici curiae Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, NetChoice, and American Catalog Mailers Association, Inc.

Fredrick Nicely and Nikki Dobay , urging reversal for amicus curiae Council on State Taxation.

Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Eric F. Citron , and Thomas C. Goldstein , urging affirmance for amici curiae National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, Council of State Governments, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, International City/County Management Association, International Municipal Lawyers Association, and Government Finance Officers Association.

Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., Mark A. Engel , and Anne Marie Sferra , urging affirmance for amici curiae Ohio Manufacturers' Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio Dental Association, and Ohio Chemistry Technology Council.

Bruce Fort , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Multistate Tax Commission.

KENNEDY, J., dissents, with an opinion joined by LANZINGER, J.


{¶ 1} Appellant and cross-appellee, Crutchfield Corporation, appeals from the imposition of Ohio's commercial-activity tax ("CAT") on revenue it has earned from sales of electronic products that it ships into the state of Ohio. Crutchfield is based outside Ohio, employs no personnel in Ohio, and maintains no facilities...

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