Case Name: F. W. Woolworth Company, Appellant, vs. Tax Commission, Respondent
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 1940-01-16
Citations: 233 Wis. 305
Docket Number: 
Parties: F. W. Woolworth Company, Appellant, vs. Tax Commission, Respondent.
Judges: Fowler, J., dissents.
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports
Volume: 233
Pages: 305–306

Head Matter:
F. W. Woolworth Company, Appellant, vs. Tax Commission, Respondent.
November 7, 1939 —
January 16, 1940.
For the appellant there was a brief by Davies, Auerbach, Cornell & Hardy of New York, N. Y., attorneys, and Emerson Ela of Madison, and Edward Cornell, Martin A. Sche nek, and William T. Pullman, all of New York, N. Y., of counsel, and oral argument by G. Burgess Ela of Madison.
For the respondent there was a brief by the Attorney General and Harold H. Persons, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Persons.

Opinion:
Rosenberry, C. J.
The principal question involved in this case is that considered and determined in the case of J. C. Penney Co. v. Tax Comm., ante, p. 286, 289 N. W. 677. For the reasons stated in that case the judgment in this case must be reversed.
By the Court. — The judgment appealed from is reversed, and cause remanded with directions to enter judgment setting aside the assessment and allowing the claim for refund made by the plaintiff.
Fowler, J., dissents.