In re Empire Way
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered May 12,1917, reducing an assessment for a public improvement, after a hearing before the court upon objections to the assessment roll.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
In the year 1913, the city of Seattle, by ordinance, instituted proceedings to establish a street, to be known as Empire Way, extending from the intersection of Rainier and Winthrop streets to *637the southern boundary of the city, a distance of five and thirty-five one-hundredths miles. From its point of beginning to its intersection with Holden street, three and one-tenth miles, the proposed street is ninety feet wide, and from the last mentioned point to its terminal it follows Renton avenue, which it widens from forty feet to seventy feet. The ordinance contained the following provision:
“That…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Spokane v. FonnellWashington Supreme Court · 1913
- City of Seattle v. Sylvester-Cowen Investment Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
- Van Der Creek v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- In re Leary AvenueWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- City of Seattle v. AnkenyWashington Supreme Court · 1915
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- Stone-Easter, Inc. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1922