Legal Opinion
Kappa Gamma Rho v. Marion County
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1929PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCoshow, C. J.
The Constitution of the state prescribes:
“The legislative assembly shall, and the people through the initiative may, provide by law uniform rules of assessment and taxation. All taxes shall be levied and collected under general laws operating uniformly throughout the state.” Const. Or., Art. IX, §1.
“All real property within this state, and all personal property situated or owned within this state, except such as may be specifically exempted by law, shall be subject to assessment and taxation in equal and ratable proportion. ’ ’ Or. L., § 4232.
‘ ‘ The right of a state government, through its…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Yale University v. Town of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Hibernian Benevolent Society v. KellyOregon Supreme Court · 1895
- Corporation of the Sisters of Mercy v. Lane CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1927
- State v. Carleton CollegeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1923
- President & Fellows of Harvard College v. Assessors of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Allen v. Multnomah CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1946
- Friendsview Manor v. State Tax CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1967
- Emanuel Lutheran Charity Board v. Department of RevenueOregon Tax Court · 1971
- Board of Publication of the Methodist Church v. State Tax CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1964
- Albuquerque Alumnæ Ass'n of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity v. TierneyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1933
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