Legal Opinion

Pittock & Leadbetter Lumber Co. v. Skamania County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 1917No. 14161PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Ska-mania county, Back, J., entered March 22, 1917, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to recover taxes paid.

1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.

Appellant brought this action to recover from Skamania county an alleged overpayment of taxes on erroneous assessments for the years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914*, and for erroneous extensions of tax rolls in 1910 and 1912. The amount sought* to’be recovered is $2,167. The trial court sustained a. general demurrer to the amended complaint, the plaintiff refused to plead further, and the action was dismissed. This appeal followed.

Five different causes of action are alleged in the complaint, based upon alleged overpayment of taxes for each of the *146years named. Five different parcels of real…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Tozer v. Skagit CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Montgomery v. Cowlitz CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Corwin Investment Co. v. WhiteWashington Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Pacific Coal & Lumber Co. v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Pacific Finance Corp. v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Robinson v. Kittitas CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Childs v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1918

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