Northern Natural Gas Company v. Wilson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Plaintiff commenced this action to obtain federal declaratory and injunctive relief from the collection of the last one-half of 1970 Kansas ad valorem taxes due June 20, 1971, and for the return of sums previously paid under tax protest for tax year 1969 and the first one-half of 1970. A three-judge court was impaneled pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284 upon the order of Chief Judge Lewis, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The plaintiff’s attempt to tender and pay into this Court the sum of $1,800,609.58, which allegedly is the total sum owing under present assessments for the…