COUNTY OF CLARK v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 4602.

390 P.2d 38 (1964)

COUNTY OF CLARK, Appellant, v. The CITY OF LOS ANGELES, California, a municipal corporation of the State of California, and the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles, California, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 10, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward G. Marshall, Clark County Dist. Atty., John A. Porter, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for appellant.

Roger Arnebergh, Los Angeles City Atty., Alfred H. Driscoll, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., Deaner, Butler & Adamson, Calvin M. Cory, Las Vegas, for respondents.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, for Intervenor State of Nevada.


McNAMEE, Justice.

In 1952 the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Clark, in the case of County of Clark v. City of Los Angeles, sustained a demurrer to the complaint of the County of Clark which sought to collect a license tax imposed by county ordinance upon the business of generating electric power. It was conceded that the tax was imposed for purposes of revenue as distinguished from regulation.

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