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CITY OF SPOKANE v. HORTON

No. 93788-5.

406 P.3d 638 (2017)

CITY OF SPOKANE, a municipal corporation located in the County of Spokane, State of Washington, Petitioner, v. Vicki HORTON, Spokane County Assessor, and Rob Chase, Spokane County Treasurer, and the State of Washington, by and through the Department of Revenue, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed December 7, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura DeBacker McAloon , James McPhee , John T. Drake , Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee, PLLC, 601 W Main Ave. Ste. 714, Spokane, WA, 99201-0677, for Petitioner

Michael F. Connelly , Megan Christine Clark , Etter McMahon Lamberson Van Wert & Oresk, 618 W Riverside Ave. Ste. 210, Spokane, WA, 99201-5048, Ronald Paul Arkills , Attorney at Law, 1100 W Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA, 99260-2043, James P. Emacio , Attorney at Law, 1115 W Broadway Ave. Ofc., Cnty. Pros. Civil Div., Spokane, WA, 99260-0080, Andrew J. Krawczyk , Atty. Generals Ofc./Revenue Division, Dept. of Revenue A.G. Office, Attorney at Law, 7141 Cleanwater Lane Sw, Po Box 40123, Olympia, WA, 98504-0123, Callie Anne Castillo , WA State Attorney General Office, 1125 Washington St. Se, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Respondents

Daniel Brian Heid , City of Auburn, 25 W Main St., Auburn, WA, 98001-4998, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys

¶ 1 Article VII of the Washington Constitution requires that all taxes be uniform upon the same class of property. See CONST. art. VII, §§ 1, 9, 10. In February 2015, the city of Spokane (City) enacted an ordinance that granted a local property tax exemption to senior citizens and disabled veterans. Relying on a...

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