Porter v. County of Yakima
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Preble, J., entered June 10, 1913, in favor of the plaintiff, upon sustaining a demurrer to the answer, in an action for equitable relief.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is a bill in equity to enjoin the sale of certain sheep, distrained by the defendants for the purpose of enforcing the collection of taxes. The defendants jointly *300demurred to the bill, on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The demurrer was overruled, and the defendants having elected to rest their case upon the record, a decree was entered permanently enjoining the sale and directing the cancellation of the taxes upon the treasurer’s tax rolls. The defendants have appealed.
The complaint alleges that the sheep distrained are not the sheep,…
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