Sanderson v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., eptered May 22, 1916, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to cancel an assessment and to recover money paid thereunder, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Chadwick, J. —
In the year 1898, King county brought a condemnation proceeding in aid of the United States government project to dig the Lake Washington canal. The then city of Ballard was made a party claimant. In consideration of a judgment for $7,500 then entered and paid to the city as damages for flooding the streets of the city, the government was permitted to raise the waters of Salmon Bay nine feet above the city datum. The city did not use the award to raise the grade of its streets above the water level, but used the whole recovery in the construction of a city hall. Afterwards the…
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