Miethke v. Pierce County

Bespondents are nurserymen and are owners of a growing nursery stock in Pierce county. Pierce county assessed and levied a tax on their nursery stock as personal property, and this action was begun by respondents to recover money paid under protest to the county for personal taxes which respondents claim were wrongfully assessed and levied hy the county upon certain shrubs, trees and plants cultivated and growing upon their land.

They allege in their complaint that they are the owners of a certain tract of land situated in Pierce county upon which, during the year 1931, they were growing a…