Legal Opinion
TRW Space & Defense Sector v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 25, 1996No. B093628PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (C. S.), P. J.
Introduction
TRW Space and Defense Sector, a unit of TRW, Inc., and TRW Components International, Inc. (collectively, TRW), brought an action to recover ad valorem personal property taxes assessed and collected by the County of Los Angeles (County) for the tax years 1986 through 1989. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted TRW’s motion and denied County’s motion. County appeals from the judgment awarding TRW a refund in excess of $2.1 million.
The primary issues presented by this appeal are County’s power to tax a federal…
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