Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Lakin
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered November 18, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action for an injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This action was brought by the Western Union Telegraph Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York and doing business as a common carrier of telegraphic messages in this and other states in the Union, to restrain the county of Pierce from collecting a tax levied upon its franchise in Pierce county. *327The record shows that the poles, wires, office fixtures, and other tangible property belonging to the company were listed for taxation, and that the assessor, of his own initiative, had listed the franchise of the company for taxation in the sum of $15,000. It also…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Railroad Co. v. PenistonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Attorney General of CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Adams Express Co. v. Ohio State AuditorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Ex parte MarshallSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
- Carver v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
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