Legal Opinion
City of Burbank v. Nevada
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1981No. 79-3800PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, which include various Southern California municipalities, a water district and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, all purchase from the United States electrical energy generated in Nevada. In May 1977, Nevada enacted legislation imposing a tax on “the value of any right to receive electric power” held by a political subdivision of any other state. Nev.Rev.Stat. §§ 361.157(2) and 361.159(2) (1979). Plaintiffs paid the required taxes under protest and filed an action in federal district court, alleging that the state taxation violated federal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fifty Associates, a Massachusetts Corporation v. The Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Tully v. Griffin, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Guerrero v. BarlowSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- City of Houston and Houston Independent School District v. Standard-Triumph Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Lewis v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Retail Clerks Union Local 648, Afl-Cio v. Hub Pharmacy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Hardwick v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Hardwick v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Berry v. Alameda Board of SupervisorsDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1990
- City Of Burbank v. The State Of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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