Legal Opinion
Mahler v. Tremper
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1952No. 31898PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*406Finley, J.
James H. Mahler, engaged in the real-estate business in Seattle, Washington, instituted this lawsuit in King county superior court. He questions, on several grounds, the constitutionality of the 1951 tax on real-estate sales, or transactions (Laws of 1951, (1st) Ex. Ses. chapter 11, p. 108, hereinafter referred to as chapter 11). The action was brought under the declaratory judgment act. Mr. Mahler asked for injunctive relief against the auditor and treasurer of King county to prevent them from enforcing the law and collecting the tax. A demurrer, on the ground that the complaint…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Bromley v. McCaughnSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Gruen v. State Tax CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1949
- Ex parte PollardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1866
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Clifford v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1970
- Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation v. County of Yakima and Dale A. Gray, Yakima County TreasurerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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