Stimson Timber Co. v. Mason County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Mason county, Wright, J., entered July 7, 1919, in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to cancel a tax, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent, Stimson Timber Company, owns one hundred and sixty forty-acre tracts of land situated in township twenty-three north, of range two west of the Willamette Meridian, according to the United States government surveys. The land is in Mason county, and is subject to assessment for the purpose of taxation in that county. The respondent conceived that,, for the year 1916, fifty-three of these tracts were overvalued by the assessor of the county named, and after seeking and failing to obtain relief through the county board of equalization, began this action to cancel the assessments,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Peterson v. Jefferson CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1932
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