Legal Opinion
State v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 1935No. 25684. En BancPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This action was brought to recover the tax on the gross income of the defendant, imposed by-chapter 191, Laws of 1933, p. 869 (Rem. 1933 Sup., § 8326-1 [P. C. § 7068-31] et seo[.), for the months of August to December, 1933. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and resulted in findings of fact from which the court concluded that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover. Judgment was entered dismissing the action, from which the plaintiff, the state of Washington, appeals.
The respondent owns and operates a system of railroad extending from a point on Lake Superior, Wisconsin,…
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