Clallam County v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ON CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. Questions propounded by the Circuit Court of Appeals in á suit brought by the United States and the Spruce Production Corporation to set aside taxes on property held by the corporation. The plaintiffs got a decree in the District Court. 283 Fed. 645.'
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
delivered the opinion of the Court.. This case comes here upon a certificate from the” Circuit Court of Appeals: . The suit was brought against the appellants, Clallam County, incorporated by the State of Washington, and its taxing officers, for a decree “cancel-ling ”, as" it is put' in the certificate, the taxes levied by the County and State for the years 1919, 1920 and 1921, upon laúd and other physical property to which the United States Spruce Production Corporation then had 'the, legal title. 283 Fed., 645. The questions certified are'(l) whether the District Court of the United States…
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