Legal Opinion
First Unitarian Church v. County of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1957No. L. A. 23847PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShenk, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendants following an order sustaining a general demurrer to the complaint without leave to amend.
The action was brought to recover taxes paid under protest and for declaratory relief. The plaintiff is a duly organized nonprofit religious organization with its principal office in the city of Los Angeles. It is the owner of real property devoted exclusively to religious purposes and located within the jurisdiction of, and subject to property taxation by, the county and city of Los Angeles. It presented to the assessor of Los Angeles County an…
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