Abbenhaus v. City of Yakima

James and Nancy Abbenhaus appeal from the dismissal of their action to mandate a special assessment on their property by the City of Yakima. They raise three issues: (1) Does a landowner questioning the propriety of a local improvement district assessment have the right to a trial de novo on appeal to the superior court? (2) Was the City's assessment either arbitrary and capricious or computed on a fundamentally wrong basis? (3) Should the action of the city council be invalidated for lack of a verbatim transcript of the proceedings before the council? We find the trial court acted properly…