State ex rel. Board of Tax Commissioners v. Cameron
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered November 24, 1915, upon sustaining a demurrer to the petition, dismissing an action for a writ of mandamus to compel obedience to an order of the board of state tax commissioners.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered in a proceeding in mandamus instituted by the state board of tax commissioners against the county assessor of Pierce county to compel that officer to obey an order promulgated by the board relative to the manner of making exemptions when assessing personal property for the purpose of taxation.
In the petition for the writ, it is alleged that, for many years past, it has been the practice of county assessors, when assessing property for the purpose of taxation, to take some ratio of value less than the true market value, and assess all…
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