Hillman's Snohomish County Land & Railroad v. County of Snohomish
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior eourt for Snohomish county, Alston, J., entered April 27, 1914, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action to enjoin the collection of a tax, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action to enjoin the collection of taxes for the years 1910, 1911 and 1912, against certain platted property, and to compel the acceptance of a less amount than that assessed in satisfaction of the tax. It is claimed that the tax as assessed is illegal because of gross inequality in the valuation of the property in question as compared with adjacent unplatted property, which it is asserted is of similar character and of equal value. The facts are these: During the year 1909, the plaintiff was the owner of a large tract of land in what is known as the Port Susan District, in…
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