Legal Opinion

Concessions Co. v. Morris

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1919No. 15556PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Fletcher, J., entered May 27,1919, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to enjoin the collection of a tax.

1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.

The superior court sustained the respondents’ demurrer to appellant’s complaint, which, in substance, alleged that the appellant is a Washington corporation, with its principal place of business in Seattle, King county, and that the respondents are the county of Pierce and its assessor, treasurer, and sheriff. The appellant has a concession to operate barber shops at Green Park, which is a portion of the Federal army post known as Camp Lewis. This concession was granted by the Camp Lewis Amusement Company, which holds a license and authority from the commanding officer at Camp Lewis, and, by…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Van Brocklin v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Chappell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. People Ex Rel. Hatch v. . ReardonNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
  5. Commonwealth v. ClaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1811

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. LaneWashington Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Ryan v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Commonwealth v. KingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  4. Moore v. Corte de Distrito de BayamónSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1941
  5. People v. Standard Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1933

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