Hammond Lumber Co. v. Cowlitz County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Cowlitz county, Darch, J., entered June 26, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to cancel a tax, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
Suit by respondent to cancel taxes. The respondent was the owner, during the years 1908 to 1911, inclusive, of certain tracts and parcels of land described in its complaint, in Cowlitz county, Washington, and paid the *463taxes for each and all of said years to said county. During all of said years there was a certain logging railroad owned by respondent, located and constructed wholly upon and across the tracts and parcels of land described in its complaint. Said railroad was at all times, and is now, used and operated by respondent for the sole purpose of hauling and transporting respondent’s…
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