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State supreme court to decide county’s use tax case

BurkheadImageUseThisOneAn ongoing dispute with ExxonMobil over the county’s application of its use tax, could be settled soon as the state’s highest court will hear oral arguments in the case Tuesday.
Rio Blanco County will be represented by attorney Malcolm Murray of Denver, who has been handling the case for the county.
“It’s an hour oral argument,” Murray said of the session before the Colorado Supreme Court. “Each side has 30 minutes. I go first, since…