Legal Opinion

Property Owners Ass'n of the Highland Subdivision a Portion of USMS 769 v. City of Ketchikan

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1989No. S-2760PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

This case involves the construction and financing of capital improvements in the Highlands subdivision of the City of Ket-chikan. Following construction, the Ket-chikan City Council levied a special assessment against the land which benefitted from the improvements. The subdivision lot owners appeal the amount of the assessment and the interest rate charged during the payment period. The lot owners raise due process and estoppel issues, among others, in their attack on the Ketchikan City Council’s financing decision.

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In 1978, Charles and Mary Hoyt decided to subdivide a…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of EqualizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Londoner v. City and County of DenverSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  5. Int. Com. Comm. v. Louis. & Nash. RRSupreme Court of the United States · 1913

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Municipality of Anchorage v. GentileAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
  2. State, Department of Commerce & Economic Development, Division of Insurance v. SchnellAlaska Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Carvalho v. CarvalhoAlaska Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Underwood v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Weber v. Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska Supreme Court · 1999

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