Wey v. Salt Lake City
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Third District; Ron, O. W. Mor so, Judge. Action by A. Fred Wey against Salt Labe City to annul a special assessment and quiet title. From a decree for plaintiff, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStraup, C. J.
Tbe principal question of law presented on this appeal involves the validity of section 1933, Rev. St. 1898 (Comp. Laws 1907). The section is as follows: “All property, real and personal, held by the board of education shall be exempt from general and special taxation, and from all local .assessments for any purpose, and shall' not be taken in any manner for debt.” It is claimed that this section is in conflict with the• following provisions- of the state Constitution: “All property in the state, not exempt under the laws of the United States, or under this Constitution, shall be taxed in…
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