BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC. v. RICHLAND COUNTY

No. 12390.

512 P.2d 707 (1973)

BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., a corporation, successor in interest to Great Northern Railway Company, a corporation, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RICHLAND COUNTY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gough, Booth, Shanahan & Johnson, Helena, Ward Shanahan argued, Helena, for appellant.

Edward J. Bell, Helena, Donald A. Garrity argued, Helena, V.C. Koch, County Atty., Sidney, for respondents.


JOHN C. HARRISON, Justice.

Plaintiff here is Burlington Northern Inc., whose predecessor filed three separate actions in 1969, 1970 and 1971, against defendants Richland County, its officers, and the State Board of Equalization. By agreement of the parties, these actions were consolidated because all concern the same basic facts. The actions involve the payment of taxes under protest in the sum of $336.06 for 1969; $650.72 for 1970; and $645.38 for 1971.

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