Legal Opinion

Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad v. Spokane County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 26, 1914No. 11953PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered March 2, 1914, dismissing an action in equity, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.

1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.

In this action, the validity of a tax levy against the plaintiff’s property during the year 1912 is involved. To the amended complaint, a demurrer was interposed and sustained by the trial court. The plaintiff elected to stand upon the amended complaint, and refused to plead further. A judgment was entered dismissing the action. The plaintiff appeals.

The amended complaint is too voluminous to be here set out in full. Only the facts as alleged therein will be stated so far as may be necessary to an understanding of the questions presented. The appellant owns and operates a street railway…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. v. ClausenWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  2. State ex rel. Wolfe v. ParmenterWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Spokane & Eastern Trust Co. v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  4. State ex rel. Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad v. State Board of EqualizationWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Landes Estate Co. v. Clallam CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. v. Pierce CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Caruthers v. Sunnyside Valley Irrigation DistrictWashington Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Island County v. Calvin Philips & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Laycock v. Lake Chelan Reclamation DistrictWashington Supreme Court · 1923

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