Legal Opinion
Pitcher v. Miss Wolcott School Ass'n
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 15, 1917No. 8849PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Error to Denver District Court, Hon. John A. Perry, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Teller.
The defendant in error is a corporation organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of conducting a *295school. It owns several buildings, and the grounds upon which they are located, which are admitted to be used for school purposes. In a suit for that purpose it secured a permanent injunction against the assessment of said property for taxes.
Exemption from taxation is claimed under section 5 of Art. X of the State Constitution, and sec. 5545, R. S. 1908. The former reads as follows:
“Lots, with the buildings thereon, if said buildings are used solely and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. Spillers v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Detroit Home & Day School v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Bishop & Chapter of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist v. Treasurer of Arapahoe CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1901
- City of Indianapolis v. SturdevantIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
- Ramsey County v. StrykerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Langbein v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
- Behnke-Walker Business College v. Multnomah CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1943
- State v. BridgesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
- National College of Business v. Pennington CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1966
- Kemp v. Pillar of FireSupreme Court of Colorado · 1933
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