Bitte v. City of St. Helens

The defendant city vacated part of a street abutting on plaintiffs’ property. The city council found that the value of the plaintiffs’ property was not depreciated by the vacation and did not award plaintiffs any damages. The plaintiffs appealed to the circuit court, and the circuit court dismissed plaintiffs’ appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the plaintiffs had not appealed in conformance with the statute. Plaintiffs appeal from the order of dismissal.

The legislature has set up a statutory scheme for the vacation of streets in cities. One part of the scheme concerns vacation sought by…