Legal Opinion
Sisters of Providence in Washington, Inc. v. Municipality of Anchorage
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 1983No. 6938PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Chief Justice.
This appeal concerns a claim of exemption, under AS 29.53.020(a)(3), from a municipal ad valorem personal property tax.
Appellant, the Sisters of Providence in Washington, Inc. [Providence], is a nonprofit corporation which owns and operates Providence Hospital, located in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1976, Providence completed construction of its North Tower addition. Construction cost overruns, however, left Providence with insufficient capital to equip the new hospital addition. Providence was pre-eluded from borrowing additional funds because of a debt limitation…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Higgins v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ross v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Native Village of Eyak v. GC ContractorsAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Rutherford v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Cox v. DillinghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. State, Division of Insurance, Department of Commerce & Economic DevelopmentAlaska Supreme Court · 1989
- Fairbanks v. Dená Nená HenashAlaska Supreme Court · 2004
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