Legal Opinion
Weyerhaeuser Company v. Cowlitz County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 12, 1987No. 52657-5, 52885-3, 52902-7, 52903-5, 52904-3PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dolliver, J. —
In this consolidated action, counties and landowners dispute at what point the special forest land property tax rates created by RCW 84.33 should apply to land transferred from public ownership to private ownership.
Each of these cases is a property tax refund action brought by a large landowner, Weyerhaeuser Company or Burlington Northern Railroad Company. Each case originates from the plaintiff's acquisition of land from either the State of Washington or the United States. Taxes paid after the several land transfers took place led to refund lawsuits in the Superior Courts of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Townsend v. SwankSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Burlington Northern, Inc. v. JohnstonWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- Wright v. WoodardWashington Supreme Court · 1974
- Duwamish Warehouse Co. v. HoppeWashington Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Klassen v. Skamania CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992