San Joaquin & Kings River Canal & Irrigation Co. v. Merced County

This is an action to recover taxes paid under protest. The complaint ■ contains a concise statement of the following facts: 1. That on September 1, 1871, the plaintiff was incorporated under an act entitled “An act to authorize the incorporation of canal companies,” approved May 14, 1862. 2. That ever since said date it has been and now is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of this state, and has had its principal place of business in the city and county of San Francisco. 3. That it was incorporated “for the purposes of the construction of canals for the transportation…