Berrum v. Otto

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

This appeal arises out of an ongoing conflict between Washoe County and taxpayers in Incline Village and Crystal Bay regarding property tax valuation, equalization, and collection. 2 In this appeal, we must determine whether the district court properly issued a writ of mandamus requiring the Washoe County Treasurer to refund excess taxes paid by the respondent Taxpayers for the 2006-2007 tax year. The Taxpayers paid the excess taxes because of a stay imposed in a pending appeal challenging a prior year’s assessments. We conclude that the district court…