In re Condemnation Proceedings by City of Seattle

The city of Seattle by ordinance provided for extending and improving Lake View Avenue, a street in that city, and directed that the costs of the extension and improvement be taxed to the property benefited. Condemnation proceedings to procure the right of way for the street were prosecuted in the superior court of King county, and that court, after ascertaining the cost of the proceeding, appointed commissioners, as provided by statute, to make and return into court an assessment covering such cost. On the return of the assessment by the commissioners, certain property owners appeared and…