City of Vancouver v. Corporation of the Catholic Bishop
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for Clarke county, Back, J., entered May 18, 1911, confirming an assessment roll for a public improvement, after a hearing before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.
This is one of those cases, oft before the courts, wherein the property owner is seeking relief from an assessment made by a board of eminent domain commissioners in local improvement districts, upon the contention that such assessment is in excess of benefits, arbitrary and inequitable. The appeal is taken from the order confirming the assessment roll. As is usual in these cases, there is a difference of opinion as to the amount of benefit conferred by the local improvement, but courts will not concern themselves with differences of opinion as to the actual benefit. The final decision of…
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