Legal Opinion

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. County of Los Angeles

California Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1911No. L.A. No. 2446PublishedCited by 13 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. George H. Hutton, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtAngellotti, J.

This is an action by plaintiff to recover

five hundred and fifty dollars taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, paid under protest. Judgment was in favor of plaintiff and defendant appeals therefrom. Except that the taxes were for a different year, the material facts are the same as were the facts in the case of Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Hopkins, (L. A. 2445), ante, p. 106, [116 Pac. 557], this day decided, with the single exception that the description of the property assessed in the case at bar is: “Right to occupy the streets of the city of Los Angeles,” without other words of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. California v. Central Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Central Pacific Railroad v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HopkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  4. People v. Central Pacific RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Stockton Gas & Elec. Co. v. San Joaquin CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. County of Los Angeles v. Southern California Telephone Co.California Supreme Court · 1948
  2. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  3. People Ex Rel. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. State Board of Tax CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. State v. Wells, Fargo & Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912

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