The Housing Authority Of The City Of Seattle v. State Of Washington

629 F.2d 1307 29 Cont.Cas.Fed. (CCH) 81,749 The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF SEATTLE, and L. E. Spitzer Co., Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPT. OF REVENUE of the State of Washington and Charles W. Hodde, Director or Revenue, and his successors in office, Defendants-Appellants. No. 79-4067. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 7, 1980. Decided Oct. 3, 1980. As Amended Oct. 9, 1980. Michael Madden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., argued for defendants-appellants; Gregory Montgomery, Richard H. Holmquist, Asst. Attys. Gen., Olympia, Wash., on brief. D. William Toone, Seattle, Wash., argued, for plaintiffs-appellees; Dwayne E. Copple, LeSourd, Patten, Fleming, Hartung & Emory, Seattle, Wash., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before ANDERSON and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, * District Judge. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 The State of Washington appeals the order of the court below enjoining it from collecting certain sales taxes due from private contractors dealing with the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle (Authority), and ordering the…