Birch v. County of Orange
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. George H. Woodruff and Clyde C. Shoemaker for Appellants.
1Opinion of the CourtSloane, J.
These consolidated actions were brought by the plaintiffs against the county of Orange to recover first and second installments of taxes paid under protest, under the provisions of section 3819 of the Political Code.
The complaints in both cases charge the county assessor and the county board of equalization with having acted arbitrarily and fraudulently in fixing a disproportionate and excessive valuation upon the property of the plaintiffs.
Upon the trial, and after the plaintiffs had rested their case, the trial court made its order granting a judgment of nonsuit.
This appeal is from the…
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