Legal Opinion

Smith v. City of Centralia

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 1909No. 8134PublishedCited by 54 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Rice, J., entered February 1, 1909, in favor of the plaintiffs, upon overruling a demurrer to the complaint, in an action to set aside an ordinance vacating a street.

1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.

The record discloses that on September 8, 1908, certain persons owning property in the city of Cen*574traba petitioned the city council of that city to vacate that part of Tower Avenue, a street therein, fronting on block five of Hanson’s First Addition to Centraba, for a width of six feet. Pursuant thereto the city council passed an ordinance purporting to vacate not only that part of the street requested, but also a part of the street six feet in width fronting on block one, lying immediately north of block five, for a distance of nearly five hundred and fifty feet. It was not recited in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Heller v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
  2. Smith v. MitchellWashington Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Ponischil v. Hoquiam Sash & Door Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Dawson v. McMillanWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Carl v. West Aberdeen Land & Improvement Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1896

3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
  2. State Ex Rel. MacRi v. City of BremertonWashington Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Low v. Town of MadisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
  4. Walker v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  5. State v. WinebergWashington Supreme Court · 1968

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