Davison v. City of Walla Walla
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Walla Walla county, Brents, J., entered May 5, 1908, in favor of the defendant, dismissing an action to enjoin the removal of a frame building within the fire limits of a city after partial destruction by fire, after a trial on the merits before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The city of Walla Walla is a municipal corporation operating under a special charter enacted by the legislative assembly of the Territory of Washington. Section 4¡ of the charter gives the city power to make regulations for prevention of accidents by fire, and “on petition of the owners of one-half of the ground included within any prescribed limits within the city, to prohibit the erection within such limits of any building or any addition to any building, unless the outer walls thereof be made of brick and mortar and iron, or stone and mortar, and to provide for the removal of any building,…
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