Legal Opinion
Puget Sound Power & Light Co. v. Cowlitz County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 1951No. 31610PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
This action was brought to recover 1949 personal property taxes paid under protest to the county treasurer of each of the five counties named as defendants.
Five separate causes of action (one as to each county) were set forth in the complaint. The attorney general, appearing for the five counties, demurred to the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action as to any of the defendants.
After argument, the trial court in a written opinion upheld the position taken by the attorney general and later entered an order sustaining the demurrer. The taxpayer elected to stand on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State v. Snohomish CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- City of Puyallup v. LakinWashington Supreme Court · 1907
- Wilberg v. Yakima CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1925
- Puget Sound Power & Light Co. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1921
- Klickitat Warehouse Co. v. Klickitat CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Quigley v. General Electric Co. (In Re Electric City, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · 1984
- Moses Lake Homes, Inc. v. Grant County, and Cross-Appellant, Larsonaire Homes, Inc., Larson Heights, Inc., and Moses Lake Homes, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Worden v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
- Spokane County v. Air Base Housing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- McFarland v. KeenanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
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