Legal Opinion
City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1962No. 36305PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
For a history of the prior “Cowlitz” litigation see State of Washington Department of Game v. Federal Power Comm. (1953), 207 F. (2d) 391 (C. A. 9th); Tacoma v. Taxpayers (1953), 43 Wn. (2d) 468, 262 P. (2d) 214; Tacoma v. Taxpayers (1957), 49 Wn. (2d) 781, 307 P. (2d) 567; and Tacoma v. Taxpayers (1958), 357 U. S. 320, 2 L. Ed. (2d) 1345, 78 S. Ct. 1209.
Suffice it to say that at this point the City of Tacoma, a municipal corporation armed with a license issued November 28, 1951, by the Federal Power Commission which authorized it to build two dams1 on the Cowlitz River2, has proceeded to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of TacomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by6 opinions
- King County v. Taxpayers of King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- Beezer v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1962
- Beezer v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1962
- City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1962
- In re Washington Public Power Supply SystemWashington Supreme Court · 1963
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