Legal Opinion

Katmailand, Inc. v. LAKE AND PENINSULA BORO.

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided October 6, 1995No. S-6400PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Lake and Peninsula Borough (Borough) enacted and levied a license tax on guides and lodges. Several affected guides and lodges challenged the tax on a variety of constitutional grounds. The superior court granted summary judgment to the Borough. We affirm.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

The Lake and Peninsula Borough was incorporated as a home rule borough in April 1989. In August 1990 the Borough Assembly enacted an ordinance which imposed an annual permit fee of $750 on lodge operators and $250 on professional guides. 1 In March 1992 the Borough Assembly…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Regan v. Taxation With Representation of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Guin v. HaAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Madden v. Kentucky Ex Rel. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  4. McCormick v. Municipality of AnchorageCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2000
  5. Cook v. BotelhoAlaska Supreme Court · 1996

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