City of Puyallup v. Lakin
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered September 10, 1906, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to recover possession of property seized for taxes.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
The respondent, as treasurer of Pierce county, levied upon a boiler, two pumps, and a condenser,' which constituted a part of the machinery of the pumping plant supplying the city of Puyallup with water, for unpaid personal taxes claimed to have been levied on the water plant for the year 1905. This plant was formerly owned by the Puyallup Water and Light Company, a private corporation. On the 1st day of September, 1905, the appellant purchased the property from the Water and Light company. On July 31, 1905, the county assessor filed his list of the plant, valuing it for taxation at $10,554.…
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