CITY OF TACOMA v. HYSTER CO.

No. 46605.

93 Wn.2d 815 (1980)

613 P.2d 784

THE CITY OF TACOMA, Appellant, v. HYSTER COMPANY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Hamilton, City Attorney, and F.H. Chapin, Jr., Robert Atkinson, and Thomas L. Dempsey, Assistants, for appellant.

Thompson, Krilich, LaPorte & Buckner, Ronald E. Thompson, and Kathleen D. Spong, for respondent.


WRIGHT, J.

This is an appeal by the City of Tacoma (city) from a decision of a trial judge holding the city could not impose its business and occupation tax (B&O) upon the Hyster Company (Hyster). The matter was appealed to Division Two of the Court of Appeals, which certified the case to this court.

Tacoma, a city of the first class, has had an ordinance since 1951 imposing a B&O tax on the privilege of engaging in business within its boundaries....

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