City of Spokane v. Catholic Bishop of Spokane

On June 4, 1928, the defendant purchased, for twenty-five thousand dollars, a parcel of land in the city of Spokane (Tract A on the accompanying map) as a site for a new grade school and pupils’ playground.

In 1940, a brick school building was erected thereon, which now accommodates more than five hundred children. The adjacent playground is in constant use by these children. For their protection against traffic hazards, the grounds have been enclosed with a wire fence. When the erection of this fence, long delayed by difficulty in obtaining materials during the war, was completed in 1947, the…