Fisher Bros. v. Des Moines Sewer District

Ringold, A.C.J.

(concurring)—My concurrence in the result here is compelled by prior case law. Goetter v. Colville, 82 Wash. 305, 144 P. 30 (1914); In re Utility Local Improvement Dist. 1, 53 Wn.2d 270, 333 P.2d 670 (1958); Peterson v. Cascade Sewer Dist., 20 Wn. App. 750, 582 P.2d 895 (1978). The Supreme Court, discussing a closely related subject, stated in Goetter: "An appeal from the decision of the city council in a local assessment proceeding is special, and not a right which is inherent or constitutional." Goetter, at 306. If this is an accurate statement of the law substantial…