Legal Opinion
Housing Authority v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1980No. 79-4067PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The State of Washington appeals the order of the court below enjoining it from collecting certain sales taxes due from private contractors dealing with the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle (Authority), and ordering the refund of taxes already collected. The plaintiff Housing Authority joined with one of its contractors in challenging collection of the taxes on constitutional grounds. We reverse the order because the court lacked jurisdiction under the Johnson Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1341.
I. BACKGROUND
The Authority is but one of several public housing…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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