Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Spokane
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1990No. 90-35118PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
The United States brought this action against the City of Spokane (“the City”) and Spokane’s Manager of Finance, Peter Fortin, to preclude the collection of a tax on the gambling proceeds of a local unit of the American National Red Cross, and to recover back taxes, together with interest. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the United States 1 and the City appealed. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The American National Red Cross is a unique charitable institution. It was created by the United States to perform such exceedingly important public functions as…
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