CLARK COUNTY v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 7577.

535 P.2d 158 (1975)

CLARK COUNTY, Nevada, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a Municipal Corporation, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Holt, Dist. Atty., George F. Ogilvie, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock & Parsons, and Bruce J. McWhirter and William M. Freivogel, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Guild, Hagen & Clark, Reno, Burt Pines, Los Angeles City Atty., Edward C. Farrell, Chief Asst. City Atty., Bruce J. Sottile, Deputy City Atty., Robert P. Will, Gen. Counsel, and H. Kenneth Hutchinson, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondents The City of Los Angeles, its Dept. of Water and Power, and The Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., and James D. Salo, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for respondents State of Nev. and The Nev. Tax Com'n.


OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice:

The City of Los Angeles, its Department of Water and Power, and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California protested the imposition of property taxes against them for their use of Hoover Dam power generating equipment which was located within the boundaries of Clark County. The trial court granted judgment that the taxes were illegally imposed from which Clark County appeals.

Hoover Dam is owned by the United...

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