Puget Realty Co. v. King County

In this action the appellant sought to recover from King county the sum of $343.22, paid as taxes on an overassessment. The facts out of which- the controversy arises are, in substance, these: The ápp’ellant owned a tract of land, situated in King county, and subject to taxation therein, containing 12.22 acres. This property was not assessed by any of the regular deputy assessors for the year 1906, and the fact of its omission was discovered when making up the assessment roll. The assessor thereupon assessed it at the same valuation per acre that surrounding and adjacent property was…