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Manila Electric Co Vs CBAA
Manila Electric Co Vs CBAA
Manila Electric Co Vs CBAA
HELD:
While 2 storage tanks are not embedded in the land, they are nevertheless
IMPROVEMENTS on it, enhancing its utility and rendering it useful to the oil
industry.
Tanks have been installed with some degree of permanence as receptacles for the
oil needed by MERALCO in its operations
-Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey vs. Atlantic City: oil storage tanks are taxable
realty; RP (for taxation purposes) may include things generally regarded as PP.
-BOAA v. MERALCO: N/A. Steel towers in this case were regarded as poles, were
not attached to any land or bldg. (removable from metal frames)