IN RE ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES

No. 103,355.

234 P.3d 938 (2008)

2008 OK 94

In the Matter of the ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES AGAINST MISSOURI GAS ENERGY, a DIVISION OF SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY, FOR TAX YEARS 1998, 1999, AND 2000.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mart Tisdal and Luke Adams, Tisdal Law Firm, Clinton, OK and Hollis Thorp, Woods County Assistant District Attorney, Alva, OK, for Appellant.

William K. Elias and Linda Jo Blan-Byford, Elias, Books, Brown & Nelson, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK, for Appellee.

Julie L. Miller, Craig A. Crimmins, and Shelley A. Shelby, Oklahoma State School Boards Association, Oklahoma City, OK, for Amici Curiae, Oklahoma State School Boards Association and Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration.1


OPALA, J.

¶ 1 The dispositive issues tendered on appeal are: (1) Did Assessor prove that the assessed property had a tax situs in Woods County? (2) Did Assessor prove that Missouri Gas Energy owned the assessed property? (3) Is the assessed natural gas tangible personal property for purposes of ad valorem taxation? (4) Does the challenged tax violate the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution? and (5) Does the challenged tax violate the Freeport Exemption...

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