Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 10 | Tax Board Hits Court Action

l TAX BOARD HITS 1 1 COURT ACTION I IThe The state tax commission Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day filed with the state supreme court an answer protesting the Hie courts court's action in granting an al alternative alternative alternative al- al writ to prohibit the commission commission commission com com- mission from taxing tank cars of the Sinclair Oil Refining com com- pany E Seeking recall the of writ the commission contended the writ is in effect an injunction against the collection of taxes and that the proper procedure would be for tor the company to pay the taxes under protest and then start suit sult to recover recover recover re re- re- re cover the taxes The commission also contended it has taxed the tank cars for 10 years with no protest protest pro pro- test from the company until re re- The supreme court granted the writ a a- week ago on petition of the company which alleged it is not a e. common carrier and used the tank cars only for transporting transport transport- ing its own products