Legal Opinion
Goodman v. County of Riverside
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 16, 1983No. Civ. 27400PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDANIEL, J.
Owen F. and Ann S. Goodman own real property within the boundaries of the Desert Water Agency (DWA). The DWA levied ad valorem taxes on their property to help fund DWA’s payments on its water supply contract with the California Department of Water Resources. The taxes were later collected on behalf of DWA by the County of Riverside.
The Goodmans (plaintiffs) filed an action against the County of Riverside to recover the taxes. They alleged that the levy and collection of these taxes violated article XIH A of the California Constitution, popularly known as Proposition 13. As…
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