Legal Opinion

Gerlach v. City of Spokane

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1912No. 9950PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered May 1, 1911, in favor of the defendant, confirming an assessment roll for a public improvement, upon appeal from the city council.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.

This case involves a number of questions of law which may be stated in the abstract and severally discussed. Appellant Gerlach and several others appealed from an order of the city council confirming an assessment roll for street improvements. The appeal bond was stricken by the court because the penalty — $200—provided by statute had not been written in the body of the bond, and possibly because it was not signed by any of the appellants other than Mr. Gerlach. A new bond in which the penal sum was inserted ivas thereafter filed. This bond was signed by Mr. Gerlach alone, with a surety. It…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. City of Springfield v. GreenIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Lewis v. AlbertsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1899
  4. Hutchinson v. City of OmahaNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Lewis v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1902

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Abbenhaus v. City of YakimaWashington Supreme Court · 1978
  2. State Ex Rel. Johnson v. City of DaytonWashington Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Jacoby v. HolladaWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  4. In re West Wheeler StreetWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  5. In Re the Assessment for the Establishment of Roeder AvenueWashington Supreme Court · 1930

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