Legal Opinion
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District v. Ohrt
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 21, 1939No. Civ. 6189PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
By means of a writ of mandamus the petitioner seeks to cancel an assessment of taxes wrongfully levied upon grain owned by it, on the ground that the property is exempt from taxation under article XIII, section 1, of the Constitution, for the reason that it belongs to a branch of the state.
The petitioner is an irrigation district organized and existing in Glenn and Colusa Counties under the Statutes of 1897 and amendments thereto. (Stats. 1897, p. 254; 1 Deering’s Gen. Laws 1937, p. 1792, Act 3854.) Certain farms were sold and deeded to the irrigation district for delinquent assessments…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation Dist. v. Superior Court of Tulare Cty.California Supreme Court · 1920
- Central Irrigation District v. De LappeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Turlock Irrigation Dist. v. WhiteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
- La Mesa Lemon Grove & Spring Valley Irrigation District v. HornbeckCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
- Reclamation District No. 551 v. County of SacramentoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by13 opinions
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