Legal Opinion

Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R. Co. v. Adams County

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 31, 1934No. 7122PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAWTELLE, Circuit Judge.

Consolidated for trial in the court below, the present suits were brought by the appellant and cross-appellee for the purpose of having the court set aside the assessments of the railroad’s operating real properties in the state of Washington, as well as the taxes based thereon, for the years 1926 and 1927. The assessments were made by the state tax commission and were affirmed by the state board of equalization..

The appellant alleges that the assessments were made arbitrarily, capriciously, and fraudulently, upon erroneous theories, and were grossly excessive, and…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
  2. Webster v. FallSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Russell v. Clark's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
  4. Scott v. DonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  5. Minnesota v. Northern Securities Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State of Washington v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
  2. United States v. MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
  3. Keegan v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
  4. De Korwin v. First Nat. Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
  5. Lawrence v. Sun Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948

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