Whittaker v. County of Tuolumne
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tuolumne County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Temple, C.
— This action was brought for the purpose of determining an adverse claim, which it is alleged the defendant makes against the plaintiff for two hundred dollars, under an ordinance imposing a license tax upon persons engaged in the business of raising,grazing, herding, and pasturing sheep.
Plaintiff contends that the ordinance is void, and the defendant’s claim against plaintiff and the license tax unfounded, and he asks for a judgment so declaring.
The right to maintain such an action is supposed to be found in section 1050 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which reads as follows: “An…
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