Legal Opinion
Great Northern Railway Co. v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1935No. 25732. Department OnePublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinert, J.
This is an action to recover an alleged excess of fees exacted by the state and paid under protest by the plaintiff to the department of public works. Upon a trial by the court, findings of fact and conclusions of law were made, based upon which the court entered judgment for plaintiff. The state has appealed.
At its 1929 session, the legislature enacted chapter 107, Laws of 1929, p. 209 (amending § 1 of chapter 113, Laws of 1921, p. 354, as amended by § 1, chapter 107, Laws of 1923, p. 290). The 1929 act, which is in question here, consists of one section and reads as follows:
“That hereafter…
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