Lake Tahoe Ry. & Transp. Co. v. Roberts
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. U. S. Webb, Attorney-General, and Raymond Benjamin, Chief Deputy Attorney-General, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtHbnshaw, J.
This action was brought to recover taxes paid by plaintiff under protest as having been illegally exacted. Judgment passed for plaintiff and the defendant as state treasurer appeals.
Plaintiff is a California corporation and owns a railroad running from the town of Truckee to the town of Tahoe in the state of California. At Truckee its railroad connects with the Southern Pacific railroad. It also owns four steamers which are operated on Lake Tahoe and which carry goods and passengers between California points on the lake, between Nevada points on the lake, and between interstate points on the…
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