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SIMMS v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Docket Nos. L.A. 20964, 20968, 20972, 20976, 20980, 20984, 20965, 20969, 20973, 20977, 20981, 20985, 20966, 20970, 20974, 20978, 20982, 20986, 20967, 20971, 20975, 20979, 20983.

35 Cal.2d 303 (1950)

217 P.2d 936

W.J. SIMMS et al., Respondents, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants. CARRIE D. GRIBBLE, Respondent, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants. MERCHANTS NATIONAL REALTY CORP. (a Corporation), Respondent, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants. SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK (a National Banking Association), Respondent, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 2, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold W. Kennedy, County Counsel, Gordon Boller, Deputy County Counsel and A. Curtis Smith, Assistant County Counsel, for Appellants.

Ray L. Chesebro, City Attorney, Leon Thomas David, Assistant City Attorney, Louis A. Babior and H.H. MacDonald, Deputy City Attorneys, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellants.

Holbrook & Tarr, W. Sumner Holbrook, Jr., Freda B. Walbrecht and Francis H. O'Neill for Respondents.

Morrison, Hohfeld, Foerster, Shuman & Clark as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondents.

GIBSON, C.J.

These are appeals from judgments for plaintiffs in 23 actions brought to recover taxes paid under protest on certain buildings. In five cases, the building involved was owned and occupied by a national bank which sought recovery for each of the tax years 1942 through 1946. In the remaining cases, the buildings were leased to and occupied by national banks but were owned by different landlords who sued separately for return of sums paid during the period...

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