AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 32 v. CITY OF WALLA WALLA

No. 57364-6.

116 Wn.2d 1 (1991)

802 P.2d 784

AMERICAN LEGION POST NO. 32, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF WALLA WALLA, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carter L. Fjeld (of Velikanje, Moore & Shore, P.S.), for appellant.

Reese, Baffney, Schrag, Siegel & Hedine, P.S., by Thomas K. Baffney, for respondent.

Gerard L. Sandersen on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, amicus curiae for respondent.


GUY, J.

Respondent taxes gambling within the city of Walla Walla. Appellant was assessed penalties and interest for failure to pay delinquent gambling taxes. It challenges the past and continuous collection of these taxes, the penalties, and the interest as illegal and unconstitutional.

FACTS

Since 1975, respondent City of Walla Walla has imposed a gambling tax pursuant to chapter 3.82 of the Walla Walla Municipal Code (WWMC). The authority for this...

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