Legal Opinion
Ryan v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1936No. 26060. En BancPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinert, J.
— Plaintiffbrought these two actions seeking (1) the refund of an amount exacted from, and paid by, him as an occupation tax, and (2) an injunction to prevent the imposition against him of a subsequent tax of the same kind. Trial before the court, without a jury, resulted in a dismissal of both actions. Plaintiff has appealed.
The taxes imposed by the state in the first case were based upon the total amount of sales of merchandise made by appellant and also upon the total amount of gross income received by him in the performance of a Federal government contract, all such sales and operations…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Cummings v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- South Carolina v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Surplus Trading Co. v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Standard Oil Co. v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- Silas Mason, Inc. v. State Tax CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1936
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