Ruling by
Peter J. SigginsLower Court
San Francisco County Superior CourtTrial court properly sustained defendants' demurrer where consumer sought reimbursement of taxes from the Board of Equalization as to sales tax on an alleged food item.
Court
California Courts of Appeal 1DCA/3Cite as
2018 DJDAR 7770Published
Aug. 7, 2018Filing Date
Aug. 3, 2018Opinion Type
ModificationDisposition Type
AffirmedLARRY LITTLEJOHN,
Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION et al.,
Defendants and Respondents.
No. A144440
(City & County of San Francisco
Super. Ct. No. CGC-13-531835)
California Courts of Appeal
First Appellate District
Division Three
Filed Aug. 3, 2018
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION;
NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT
BY THE COURT:
It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on July 13, 2018, be modified as follows:
1. On page 2, in the first paragraph of the section entitled "BACKGROUND," the word "not" in the quotation in the
second full sentence is to be underlined, so it will now read: "not subject to sales tax."
2. On page 9, in the paragraph commencing with the words "In contrast" the fourth full sentence which beings with the words "As counsel for the Board advised this court" is deleted and the following sentence is inserted in its place: "There appear to be many such letters issued each year."
The petition for rehearing filed July 30, 2018, is denied. There is no change in the judgment.
Date: August 3, 2018
Siggins, P.J.
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