Legal Opinion
City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 1953No. 32411PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
This action was instituted by the city of Tacoma against the taxpayers of Tacoma and the directors of game and fisheries of the state of Washington, under the provisions of RCW 7.24.010 et seq. [cf. Rem. Rev. Stat. (Sup.), § 784-1, et seq.], relating to declaratory judgments, and RCW 7.24.150 et seq. [cf. Rem. Rev. Stat. (Sup.), § 5616-11 et seq.] providing for testing and determining the validity of a proposed bond issue.
The purpose of the suit was to determine plaintiff’s right to issue and sell certain utility bonds to finance the construction of two power dams on the Cowlitz river in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Morris v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by18 opinions
- City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of TacomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Puget Sound Gillnetters Ass'n v. MoosWashington Supreme Court · 1979
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- Idaho Power Co. v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1983
- Beezer v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1962
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