Clallam Lumber Co. v. Clallam County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cushman, Judge.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cushman, Judge. Suit in equity by the Clallam Dumber Company against Clallam County and Clifford D. Babcock, Treasurer, heard with suits by the Clallam Dumber Company against Clallam County and Herbert H. Wood, Treasurer, and by Charles H. Ruddock and Timothy H. McCarthy against Clallam County and Clifford D. Babcock, Treasurer, and against Clallam County and Herbert H. Wood, Treasurer. Decrees for defendants, and complainants appeal. The above-entitled four cases…
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The briefs and arguments of appellants are addressed principally to these points: (1) The practice of the assessor in dividing the timber lands into zones and the.classification by zone system for the purpose of assessment and valuation; (2) the measure of value adopted by the defendants for assessment and for taxation; (3) the question of the existence of a conspiracy and fraudulent combination of tax officials to discriminate unjustly against plaintiff’s lands and in favor of other property.
The Constitution of Washington provides that all property not…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. BabcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Templeton v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- Mercantile Nat. Bank v. . Mayor, Etc., of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
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