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State v. Weyerhauser

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 26, 1897No. Nos. 10,437—(48)PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Proceedings by the state of Minnesota against Frederick Weyerhauser and others to enforce payment of taxes for 1894. Judgment ordered discharging the lands from liability for taxes. Case certified from the district court for Itasca county, Holland, J. No dispute is made as to the actual value of the lands during all the times mentioned in this proceeding, nor that they had, as a matter of fact, been grossly undervalued.

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Proceedings by the state of Minnesota against Frederick Weyerhauser and others to enforce payment of taxes for 1894. Judgment ordered discharging the lands from liability for taxes. Case certified from the district court for Itasca county, Holland, J. No dispute is made as to the actual value of the lands during all the times mentioned in this proceeding, nor that they had, as a matter of fact, been grossly undervalued. Having been properly valued, and the county auditor having before him in 1894 the figures representing the actual assessable value of these lands, which, in the very nature of…

1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.

Since October 6,1893, the defendants have owned a large number of pieces of real estate situate in the county of Itasca, in this state. Prior to that date, while other individuals owned those lands, they were assessed for each of the years from 1888 to 1893, inclusive, by the proper county officials of said county, pursuant to the provisions of the general tax laws of the state; and the taxes for each of said years were, before the same became delinquent, paid by the owners of said lands. Prior to. January 1, 1894, it was made to appear to the governor of this state by a duly-verified…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Davidson v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. Spencer v. MerchantSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  5. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. BackusSupreme Court of the United States · 1894

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Anderson v. RitterbuschSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Galusha v. WendtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  3. Land O' Lakes Dairy Co. v. County of WadenaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
  4. State v. Industrial Tool & Die Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
  5. Hughes v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1909

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