COMMONWEALTH TITLE INS. v. TACOMA

No. 41967.

81 Wn.2d 391 (1972)

502 P.2d 1024

COMMONWEALTH TITLE INSURANCE CO., Respondent, v. THE CITY OF TACOMA, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Hamilton, F.H. Chapin, Jr., and John R. Kramer, for appellant.

Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson, O'Hern & Johnson and James E. O'Hern, for respondent.


FINLEY, J.

This is an action in which the plaintiff, Commonwealth Title Insurance Company, seeks (1) a declaratory judgment that a business and occupation tax imposed by an ordinance of the City of Tacoma is unconstitutional as applied to Commonwealth and other title insurance companies, and (2) a refund of business and occupation taxes paid to Tacoma pursuant to the ordinance. The trial court granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, concluding that the...

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