Navajo County v. PEABODY COAL COMPANY

SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION

OGG, Presiding Judge.

Appellants, in their motion for rehearing, have urged that this Court further clarify the original decision in the case because of the far-reaching tax implications.

Appellants assert that our decision could be interpreted to strike down Navajo County’s entire assessment on all property of Peabody Coal Company located within the County upon the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations. The issue of Navajo County’s authority to tax the personal property and improvements of Peabody Coal Company was never presented to this Court or the Superior Court of Navájo…