Behrens v. Commercial Waterway District No. 1
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Hall, J., entered May 2, 1919, upon sustaining a demurrer to tbe complaint, dismissing an action to enjoin the issuance of bonds for a waterway district.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, C. J.
The purpose of this proceeding is to test the validity of certain bonds which the respondent waterway district intends to issue.
The bonds are a general issue, to be used in part for the refunding of an outstanding issue of approximately $500,000 and to meet the future needs of the respondent as occasion may require. The total present bonded indebtedness of the district is $1,121,500.
The present plan is pursued in virtue of the authority vested in waterway districts, and if accomplished will result in the issue of bonds in such amount that the total principal of all bonds then to be…
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