Legal Opinion
Port Valdez Company, Inc. v. City of Valdez
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 20, 1974No. 1996PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOOCHEVER, Justice.
The instant action chronicles the latest chapter in the acrimonious relationship between the Port Valdez Company, plaintiff and appellant here, and the City of Valdez, Alaska. 1 At stake is the validity of a substantial annexation by the city of land which encompasses a parcel of the company’s property. Underlying this more abstract determination is the legality of the tax burden the city seeks to impose upon the company’s land.
The earthquake of March 27, 1964 rendered the former site of the City of Valdez unsuitable for human habitation or commercial development;…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Kelly v. ZamarelloAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
- Malvo Ex Rel. Malvo v. J. C. Penney Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
- City of West Lake Hills v. State Ex. Rel. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Cooper v. Leslie Salt Co.California Supreme Court · 1969
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Concerned Citizens of South Kenai Peninsula v. Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Jefferson v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Pavlik v. State, Department of Community & Regional AffairsAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Jordan v. ReedAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
- Lake & Peninsula Borough v. Local Boundary CommissionAlaska Supreme Court · 1994
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