WELCH FOODS, INC. v. BENTON COUNTY

No. 23554-8-III.

148 P.3d 1092 (2006)

WELCH FOODS, INC., Appellant, v. BENTON COUNTY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

December 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman J. Bruns, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Cassandra Noble, Environmental Hearings Office, Lacey, WA, Ryan K. Brown, Benton County Prosecutors Office, Kennewick, WA, for Respondent.


BROWN, J.

¶ 1 Today, we review a property tax assessment dispute between Welch Foods, Inc. and Benton County. The trial court dismissed Welch's suit for a partial refund of taxes paid under protest for tax-years 1997-2002, concluding Welch had failed to meet its burden of proof that the County's assessment methodology resulted in an improper tax assessment. Unusual is the use of an agreement contained in a Stipulation for Judgment in a prior tax suit. The court...

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