Puget Sound Power & Light Co. v. Cowlitz County

38 Wn.2d 907 (1951)

234 P.2d 506

PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

COWLITZ COUNTY et al., Respondents.[1]

No. 31610.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc..

July 19, 1951.

Holman, Mickelwait, Marion, Prince & Black, for appellant.

The Attorney General and C. John Newlands, Assistant, for respondents.

Bogle, Bogle & Gates and Max Kaminoff, amici curiae.

DONWORTH, J.

This action was brought to recover 1949 personal property taxes paid under protest to the county treasurer of each of the five counties named as defendants.

Five separate causes of action (one as to each county) were set forth…