Washington Chocolate Co. v. King County

Washington Chocolate Company, a corporation organized pursuant to the laws of this state, filed its complaint, naming as defendants, King county, Ralph S. Stacy, as county assessor, and Carroll Carter, as county treasurer. In its complaint, after formal allegations, plaintiff alleged that it was engaged in the manufacture and sale at wholesale of chocolate and cocoa, which it manufactured from cocoa beans imported from the African Gold Coast, Brazil, and other foreign nations; that plaintiff imported the cocoa beans into the United States through the port of New York and other domestic ports,…