State Ex Rel. Galloway v. Watson

On application of the State, upon the relation of the members of the State Tax Commission, this court assumed original jurisdiction herein.

The question here presented is whether the defendant, who is the assessor of Multnomah county, should be required to obey an order of the State Tax Commission, the relator herein, which order is in conflict with an order of the Multnomah Board of Equalization.

The controlling statutory provisions are as follows:

Section 110-601, O. C. L. A. “The state tax commission of the state of Oregon hereby is authorized to exercise general supervision and control over…