State v. Central Pacific Railroad
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, "Wasboe County. It appears that the aggregate amount of taxes assessed against the Central Pacific Railroad Company in Washoe County for the years 1869, 1870 and 1871 was over $74,000, of which $18,042 75 was for the year 1869. On February 5, 1870, suit was commenced to recover the taxes for that year —being this present action.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Second Judicial District, "Wasboe County. It appears that the aggregate amount of taxes assessed against the Central Pacific Railroad Company in Washoe County for the years 1869, 1870 and 1871 was over $74,000, of which $18,042 75 was for the year 1869. On February 5, 1870, suit was commenced to recover the taxes for that year —being this present action. On December 11, 1871, this suit being then pending and the taxes for 1870 and 1871 also delinquent, the supposed agreement or compromise between the company and the county commissioners, recited in the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Hawley, J.:
This is an action to recover the sum of $18,042 75 alleged to be due plaintiff for the delinquent taxes for the year 1869, on the property of defendant situate in Washoe County.
Before the trial defendant made a compromise or settlement with the board of county commissioners evidenced by an order of the board, as follows ; “Whereas a controversy has heretofore - existed and still exists — between the Central Pacific Railroad Company on the one hand and the State of Nevada and County of Washoe on the other hand, *84in relation to certain taxes levied against the property of…
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- State ex rel. Hess v. County CommissionersNevada Supreme Court · 1870
- State v. Board of County CommissionersNevada Supreme Court · 1869
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