Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. King County v. State Tax Commission
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 25, 1933No. 24763. En BancPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeraghty, J.
The King county board of equalization, at its July, 1933, session, raised the assessed valuation of certain properties in King county. The owners of these properties appealed to the tax commission from the order of the King county board increasing such valuations. Thereupon, King county applied to the superior court of Thurston county for a writ of prohibition to restrain and prohibit the tax commission and its members from entertaining such appeals, alleging that the statute providing therefor violates article VII, § 9, and article XI, § 12, of the state constitution. The lower court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Dunbar v. State Board of EqualizationWashington Supreme Court · 1926
- State Ex Rel. State Tax Commission v. ReddWashington Supreme Court · 1932
- Yakima Valley Bank & Trust Co. v. Yakima CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1928
- Tax Commission v. Metropolitan Building Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1927
- In Re Jefferson CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1929
3Cited by6 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. State Tax Commission v. IngersollWashington Supreme Court · 1940
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