Malette v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered July 1, 1911, overruling objections of a property owner to an assessment for a local improvement, upon appeal from the city council.
1Opinion of the Court
On Rehearing.
Ellis, J.
The facts out of which this controversy arose are stated in the opinion on the first hearing (Malette v. Spokane, 68 Wash. 578, 123 Pac. 1005) ; but, in order to present a single, comprehensive review of the case, we deem it not amiss to restate them.
The legislature, in 1899, passed an act declaring that “hereafter eight hours in any calendar day shall constitute a day’s work on any work done for the state or any county or municipality within the state” (Rem. & Bah Code, § 6572; [P. C. 291 § 115]) ; and provided that,
“All work done by contract or subcontract on any…
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