Salt Lake City v. Salt Lake County

CROCKETT, Justice:

Salt Lake City brought this action for a declaratory judgment that it is exempt from payment of filing fees to the County Clerk and fees for service of process by the County Sheriff. From a judgment so declaring the County appeals.

Ever since the statute quoted below was enacted, in 1898, 1 the County Clerk and Sheriff have not charged the State or its subdivisions, including cities, for the filing of suits or the service of process. But an issue arose in 1975 when, pursuant to the County Attorney’s opinion, the Salt Lake County Clerk and Sheriff initiated a policy of…