Legal Opinion
Murray v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1963No. 36226, 36227, 36228, 36229PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOtt, C. J.
This appeal is a consolidation of four actions brought by several contractors to recover a retail sales tax paid under protest, and to enjoin the State Tax Commission from assessing the sales tax in connection with the construction of Capehart Act housing at military installations in Washington.
From adverse judgments, the contractors appeal.
The facts upon which these appeals are predicated are not in dispute. The legal issue involved is whether the transactions, pursuant to which the military housing was constructed, are shielded from state taxation by the sovereign immunity granted to the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Sloan Shipyards Corp. v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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