Legal Opinion
Brower v. Wells
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1984No. 50120-3PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
We hold that the City of Yakima, in foreclosing on real property for failure to pay irrigation assessment liens, must conduct such sale with constitutional due process, which entails giving notice of such foreclosure actions to the property owners prior to the sheriff's sale. The City of Yakima foreclosed on properties owned by respondents Dorothy R. Brower and Tom R. Hughes for their failure to pay irrigation assessment liens. Notice was by publication pursuant to former RCW 35.50.090.1 The properties were subsequently sold to appellant Wells. Brower and Hughes filed separate actions in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by28 opinions
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