LONGVIEW FIBRE CO. v. COWLITZ CTY.

No. 11305-8-II.

55 Wn. App. 309 (1989)

777 P.2d 556

LONGVIEW FIBRE COMPANY, Respondent, v. COWLITZ COUNTY, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

August 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.C. Bridgewater, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney, and David R. Koss, Deputy, for appellant.

James R. Johnston and Bogle & Gates, for respondent.


PETRICH, J.

Cowlitz County appeals a summary judgment requiring it to refund $84,456.45 in taxes plus interest to Longview Fibre Company. This case presents the following issue: When the taxpayer, who pays its property taxes in semiannual installments, deems its taxes, or any part thereof, excessive, must each installment be paid under protest to preserve the right to a refund of the excessive tax? We conclude that each installment must be paid under protest to preserve...

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