Edison Electric Illuminating Co. v. Spokane County

Tke opinion of tke court was delivered by

Gordon, C. J.

Eack of tke foregoing cases presents tke same questions, and, by tke terms of a stipulation wkick kas been entered into, tke cases are consolidated and considered as one. Tke purpose of tke several actions is to restrain the county autkorities of Spokane county from collecting tke taxes levied against tke personal property and franckises of tke plaintiffs, based upon tke assessment for tke year 1897. Tke grounds upon wkick relief is sougkt are tkat tke assessments were excessive and greatly disproportionate to tke values of otker…